While in Salzburg, we passed by the St. Peter Stiftskulinarium, which is a restaurant at the Sankt Peter Abbey in the old town of Salzburg. I’ve read that the restaurant has been established and documented since the year 803 Continue reading The oldest Restaurant in Europa is in Salzburg
There are many versions of Potato soups, I like the one I ate in Vienna, it had “Steinpilze”, a mushroom that grows in the Forests of Europe. I wanted to recreate this soup once at home. A similar mushroom I could find were the brown Baby Bella mushrooms. Continue reading A Potato Soup I remember eating in Vienna
At one of my visits to Salzburg a couple years ago I was longing for an Austrian sweet dish. We stopped at Cafe Mozart in the Getreidegasse to experience this local dessert. Continue reading Salzburger Nockerl, a sweet, light and fluffy Dumpling
Kaiserschmarrn was created for Kaiser Franz Joseph and Elisabeth (Sissi) in 1854. He always said “geb mir mal den Schmarrn her” so it was named Kaiserschmarrn thereafter Continue reading Kaiserschmarrn, a traditional Austrian dish
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On the way to Austria, we stopped for a couple days in the Salzburger Land area. Salzburg is located on the border with Germany at the foot of the Eastern Alps Salzburg translates to “Salt Castle” and is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of Federal State of Salzburg. The old town is renowned for its baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved north of the … Continue reading Three days in Salzburg, Austria
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While on vacation in Sankt Gilgen, Austria I had this typical Austrian dish called “Käsespatzen”. It consists of Spaetzle noodles and grated hard cheese that is alternately stacked and garnished with fried onions, then baked in a hot oven In Swabia, the Käsespätzle are traditionally prepared with mountain cheese and/or Emmentaler cheese. In Vorarlberg there is a different type of preparation; you can find Montafon Käsespätzle with … Continue reading Austrian Käsespätzle, or Cheese Spaetzle
A delicacy is the “Steckerlfisch” or Fish on a Stick is a Spanish Mackerel that is grilled over a dug out pit with a grey layer of amber. This type of fish is one of my favorites visiting German or Austrian folk festivals.
The Steckerlfisch originates from the “kitchen” of the former Danube fishermen, and has been written about in books of the early 1900’s. Continue reading The Steckerlfish, a Mackerel on a Stick
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One wonders if you have a genuine “Kaisergugelhupf” (Emperor bundt cake) on your plate at the Café. Only bakers and baking enthusiasts, who do a little research would be familiar with the true consistency of the dough. After all, we know there are many different variations on the internet, and there is very large collections of fake recipes among them Continue reading A Kaiser, his mistress and a Gugelhupf
