Ready yourself for meat, potatoes and bread galore! Austria is not a place for the light of stomach, with hearty dishes like Weiner Schnitzel, Wurst sausages and Knödel dumplings supported by sides like sauerkraut and Spätzle. And remember: Austria tourism will never forgive if you leave Vienna without sampling the city’s famed Sachertorte chocolate cake.
Entrée:
Tafelspitz beef broth
Leberkäse rolls, Pretzels
Beef Goulash
Mains:
Weiner Schnitzel (veal)
Beef, pork, geese, chicken, deer, wild boar, hare
Wurst sausages
Speck ham
Knödel dumplings, Meat strudel
Sides:
Sauerkraut, Potato Salad, Spätzle noodles
Pumpkinseed Oil
Dessert:
Apple Strudel, Cream Cheese Strudel
Sachertorte chocolate cake
Germknödel plum dumplings
Salzburger Nocken pastry
Linzer Torte, Kaiserschmarrn (Emperor’s Trifle)
Manner Neapolitan wafers
Coffee:
Kaiser Melange, Franziskaner, Einspänner, Eiskaffee
Beverages:
Almdudler herbal soft drink
Red Bull
Hot Chocolate with whipped cream
Beers:
Ottakringer, Reininghaus, Stiegl
Wine:
Grüner Veltliner white, Zweigelt red
Spirits:
Schnapps
Hot Glühwein
Courtney Gahan is a serial expat, traveller and freelance writer who has bartered with Moroccan marketeers, seen the sun rise at Angkor Wat and elbowed her way through crowds on NYE in NYC
