Austrian Food

Origins• Many influences from:- Hungary - Czech Republic- Slovakia

Eating habits• Continental breakfast

• Some eat smaller snack in the morning

• Big Lunch

• Smaller Dinner

• Austrian families tend to eat early

Bread

Das Brot

Die Semmel / Das Brötchen (Germany)

Dumplings • Found in many central European

countries

• Can be made out of bread, flour, semolina, potatoes

• Either sweet or as a side dish with meat or vegetables

Die Knödel

Sweet Dishes

Die Palatschinke / Der Pfannkuchen ( Germany)

Der Kaiserschmarren

Strudel

Der Apfelstrudel

Cakes and Pastries

Der Gugelhupf

Die Sachertorte

Pastry shops

Die Konditorei

Coffee House • Especially in Vienna

• Long tradition

• End of 19th century many famous writers and artists in such places

• Many different kinds of coffee

Sausages

Die Würstel

Wine taverns• Local wine

• Eat traditional food or small snacks

Next time: • 16th of January:

French Food