Today we will walk our mind through the well-known Austrian gastronomy. This type of cuisine has many influences, including Jewish, Hungarian and Czech cuisine. It is a cuisine that is recognized for its strong dishes, with rich meats and also for its pastries.
Let’s get to know some of the typical dishes of Austrian cuisine, a type of cuisine that offers succulent dishes and full of flavors. It is good to know the gastronomy of the places we visit because it is also part of its culture and history.
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Apfelstrudel
Surely this name already sounds like something, and this is that this apple pie is also a typical dish of southern Germany. It is a very thin roll of dough that is sometimes puff pastry. Inside we find apple compote, sugar, cinnamon, raisins and breadcrumbs. It is also common to add some nuts to give it more flavor. It is made in the oven and usually served sprinkled with glass sugar and sometimes accompanied by a sweet cream with vanilla aroma. In short, a dessert that you have to try and that we will almost certainly like.
Viener Schnitzel
This vienna-style steak has apparently Arab influences. It is said that the Arabs took the recipe to Spain and then to Italy and finally got here. Today it is one of the essential dishes to try Austrian cuisine. It is prepared with beef cut into a thin slice, as you have to add the batter. Then dipped in flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs. It is an idea that matches the Spanish Milanese we know so much, so this dish will probably be familiar and delicious at the same time. However, in autriac cuisine it is usually fry in butter and not in olive oil. As for how to serve it, you usually add chips or a salad as a side dish.
Tafelspitz
This dish is made with beef in Viennese style. This meat is cooked in a vegetable broth or water that gives it a certain flavor. When cooked it is cut into slices and served. It is usually accompanied by mashed potatoes and some compotes or sauces to take with meat. Altogether it is a unique and very traditional dish that is worth trying, especially if you are meat lovers.
Viennese sausage
You can not miss in the Austrian diet the famous Viennese sausages. It is true that meat plays an important role in its gastronomy, so this dish is another dish that we should not fail to try. They are usually boiled with beef or pork and then smoked. Finally they are served in various ways although they can be taken simply with bread. We will surely find many restaurants where you can eat an authentic Viennese sausage.
Gulash
This dish has its influences in Eastern Europe and is well known in places like Hungary. It is a dish considered humble, but nowadays it is part of the culture of this country and therefore we can find it in many restaurants and try it. It is a stewed meat whose preparation is easy. It is usually added potato and parsley salad. A simple dish but we should definitely try and enjoy.
Knödel
This dish consists of meatballs that are cooked in salted water. Meatballs are different in all parts of the world but these constitute a basis for Austrian food. They can be potato, bread or flour or meat, being very similar in this case to meatballs that can be seen almost everyone. But in Austria they can carry different ingredients.
Plätzchen
The cookies that are called this are typical of the Christmas season. Surely we have all seen such cookies with forms elsewhere, as they have become very popular. The recipe usually varies from house to house, although what is clear is that it is sweet cookies made with broken dough that is spread and then trimmed with utensils with various shapes. Chocolate or pieces of dried fruit can be added to them. Either way, if you visit Austria during Christmas you can see that these cookies are a classic.
Sachertorte
The Sacher cake is already a classic pastry shop almost all over the world, one of those sweets that is so tasty that there are crossed borders. It is a chocolate cake consists of two plates of chocolate sponge cake and butter that are separated with apricot jam. The whole cake is covered with a dark chocolate icing that gives it that delicious look.
