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You can’t beat the golden crunch of a lemon-
topped schnitzel, but Austrian cuisine boasts a real
smorgasbord of dishes that extends far beyond the
city’s best-known export.
Würstelstände
are sausage stands with a ubiquitous
presence in Vienna and a classic snack is a
Käsekrainer
(pictured, above)– a thick sausage with hot cheese
running through its centre. Make sure you order it with
a
Semmel
(bread roll) and sauce to truly eat like a local.
Another favourite snack of the Viennese is Manner
wafers, and these pink-packaged squares of hazelnut
chocolate deliciousness can be spotted in every shop
and vending machine in the city. A downside of this
sweet treat is that it’s quite messy to eat, but the
Austrians solved this conundrum by also making it
into schnapps.
Coffee house culture is integral to Vienna and cafés
have been popular study spots since the fin-de-siècle
period. Café Central was frequented by the likes of
Freud and Hitler, and is the most famous coffee house
in the world. Its exquisite slices of cake are also some of
the tastiest in the city, and they are best accompanied
by a
Wiener Melange
, the typical Viennese coffee. The
world has Vienna to thank for the sheer joy that is hot
apple strudel, but it was
Kaiserschmarrn
which really
stole my heart. Parting with those sugar-coated chunks
of fluffy pancake served with warm apple sauce may
have been the toughest goodbye when I left Austria.
Vienna is also very international and has great food
from all over the world to suit every diet, from the pay-
as-you-like Pakistani restaurant, Der Wiener Deewan,
to Vegetasia, an Asian all-you-can-eat buffet that kick-
started Austria’s now thriving vegan scene.
FOOD
2019/20
47
You can’t beat the golden crunch of a lemon-
topped schnitzel, but Austrian cuisine boasts a real
smorgasbord of dishes that extends far beyond the
city’s best-known export.
Würstelstände
are sausage stands with a ubiquitous
presence in Vienna and a classic snack is a
Käsekrainer
(pictured, above)– a thick sausage with hot cheese
running through its centre. Make sure you order it with
a
Semmel
(bread roll) and sauce to truly eat like a local.
Another favourite snack of the Viennese is Manner
wafers, and these pink-packaged squares of hazelnut
chocolate deliciousness can be spotted in every shop
and vending machine in the city. A downside of this
sweet treat is that it’s quite messy to eat, but the
Austrians solved this conundrum by also making it
into schnapps.
Coffee house culture is integral to Vienna and cafés
have been popular study spots since the fin-de-siècle
period. Café Central was frequented by the likes of
Freud and Hitler, and is the most famous coffee house
in the world. Its exquisite slices of cake are also some of
the tastiest in the city, and they are best accompanied
by a
Wiener Melange
, the typical Viennese coffee. The
world has Vienna to thank for the sheer joy that is hot
apple strudel, but it was
Kaiserschmarrn
which really
stole my heart. Parting with those sugar-coated chunks
of fluffy pancake served with warm apple sauce may
have been the toughest goodbye when I left Austria.
Vienna is also very international and has great food
from all over the world to suit every diet, from the pay-
as-you-like Pakistani restaurant, Der Wiener Deewan,
to Vegetasia, an Asian all-you-can-eat buffet that kick-
started Austria’s now thriving vegan scene.
FOOD
