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The Cuisine of Austria, which is often incorrectly equated with Viennese cuisine, is derived from the cuisine of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Viennese cuisine is the Cuisine that is characteristic of Vienna, Austria, and its residents In addition to native regional traditions it has been influenced above all by Hungarian, Czech, Italian, and Bavarian cuisines, from which both dishes and methods of food preparation have often been borrowed. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Austrian Cuisine is therefore one of, if not the most, multi- and transcultural one in Europe. Goulash is one example of this. Goulash is a dish originally from Hungary, usually made of Beef, red Onions vegetables spices and ground Paprika powder Austrian cuisine is known primarily in the rest of the world for its pastries and sweets. In recent times a new regional cuisine has also developed which is centered on regional produce and employs modern and easy methods of preparation.

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Drinks

Coffee

Coffee is served in a variety of styles, particularly in the cafés of Vienna. CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom The Viennese café (Wiener Kaffeehaus is a typical institution of Vienna that still plays an important role in Viennese culture and tradition An Austrian Mokka or kleiner Schwarzer is similar to espresso, but is extracted more slowly. Espresso or caffè espresso ( often mispronounced as expresso) is a concentrated Coffee beverage brewed by forcing very hot water Other styles are prepared from the Mokka:

Hot Chocolate

Viennese hot chocolate is very rich, containing heavy cream in addition to chocolate, and sometimes thickened further with egg yolk. A Wiener Melange ( German: "Viennese blend" is properly coffee with milk and is similar to a Cappuccino but usually made with milder coffee (e For the 1993 hip-hop single by the Wu-Tang Clan see CREAM CREAM is an acronym for Cognitive Reliability Error Analysis Method a Hot chocolate (also known as hot cocoa, drinking chocolate or just cocoa) is a heated Beverage that typically consists of

Soft Drinks

Almdudler, Red Bull

Beer

Beer is generally sold in the following sizes: 0. Almdudler is the brand name of a popular Austrian Soft drink. Red Bull is an energy drink on the market and is sold by Red Bull GmbH. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea 2 litre (a Pfiff), 0. 3 litre (a Seidel or kleines Bier) and 0. 5 litre (a Krügerl, Halbe or großes Bier). At festivals one litre Maß and two litre Doppler in the Bavarian style are also dispensed. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The most popular types of beer are pale lager (known as Märzen in Austria), naturally cloudy Zwicklbier, and wheat beer. Lager (storage camp bearing etc is the more popular of two main types of Beer; the other being Ale. Wheat beer is a Beer that is brewed with a significant proportion of Wheat. At holidays like Christmas and Easter bock beer is also available. Bock is a strong Lager which has origins in the Hanseatic town Einbeck, Germany.

Wine

Wine is principally cultivated in the east of Austria. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice The most important wine-producing areas are in Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria, and Vienna. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. Burgenland ( Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko, Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék Styria (Steiermark is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. Young wine (i. e. wine produced from grapes of the most recent harvest) is called Heuriger and gives its name to inns in Vienna and its surroundings which serve Heuriger wine and food. For the Tokyo University supercomputer see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRA phics P rogramming E nvironment is Heuriger (pronunciation 'hɔy rɪ ɡɐ) is the name given to many Austrian Wine -drinking locales where patrons can experience Gemütlichkeit Inns are establishments where travellers can procure Food, Drink, and Lodging. In Styria, Carinthia and Burgenland the heuriger inns are known as Buschenschanken. The Grüner Veltliner grape provides some of Austria's most notable white wines and Zweigelt is the most widely planted red wine grape. Grüner Veltliner is a variety of white Wine Grape widely grown primarily in Austria and widely also in the Czech Republic but almost nowhere else Zweigelt is a red Wine grape variety developed in 1922, at the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology at Klosterneuburg

Other alcoholic drinks

In Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Styria and Carinthia, Most, a type of cider or perry is widely produced, whilst Sturm, a semi-fermented grape-juice, is drunk after the grape harvest. Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Horní Rakousko is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. For the non-alcoholic beverage commonly known in the US as "cider" see Apple cider. Perry is an Alcoholic beverage made of fermented Pear Juice. It is similar to Cider, in that it is made using a similar

At the close of a meal, schnapps or fruit brandy is drunk, which in Austria is made from a variety of fruits (for example apricots), as well as rowanberries, gentian roots, or various herbs. Schnapps is a type of distilled Alcoholic beverage. The word schnapps is derived from the German word Schnaps (plural Schnäpse) which can Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn — “burnt wine” is a spirit produced by distilling Wine The Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca, "Armenian plum" in Latin syn The rowans or mountain-ashes are Plants in the family Rosaceae, in the Genus Sorbus, subgenus Sorbus Gentiana is a genus of Flowering plants belonging to the Gentian family ( Gentianaceae) tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like The produce of small private schnapps distilleries, of which there are around 20,000 in Austria, is known as Selberbrennter or Hausbrand.

Snacks

Open sandwiches in Vienna, with a Pfiff-size beer
Open sandwiches in Vienna, with a Pfiff-size beer

For snacking in between meals there are open sandwiches, different kinds of sausage with mustard and bread, as well as sliced sausage, Leberkäse rolls or Schnitzelsemmeln (rolls filled with Schnitzel). A sausage is a prepared Food, usually made from Ground meat, animal fat salt and Spices (sometimes with other ingredients such as herbs typically packed

There are also other common delicacies, which may not be cordon bleu, but which are typical of Austrian food, for example the Bosna or Bosner (a spiced bratwurst in a hot dog roll) which is an integral part of the menu at Austria's typical fast-food joint, the sausage stand (Würstelstand). Bosner is a spicy Austrian Fast food dish probably of southern European heritage A bratwurst ( pronounced:) is a Sausage composed of Pork, Beef, or Veal. A hot dog is a type of fully-cooked cured and/or smoked moist Sausage of soft even texture and flavor

Desserts

Austrians eat many desserts. One typical dessert, generally served around Christmas season, is vanillekipferl, which are crescent-shaped cookies coated in confectioner's sugar. Vanillekipferl are an Austrian German and Hungarian small crescent shaped biscuits The dough is made with vanilla bean and almonds. Vanilla is a Flavoring derived from Orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. The Almond ( Prunus dulcis, syn Prunus amygdalus Batsch Amygdalus communis L Austrians also make many Tortes (cakes) and chocolates. Not to be confused with Tort, a civil wrong at law A torte is a cake made with many eggs and usually ground nuts or even bread crumbs Chocolate ( pronounced or /-ˈələt/ comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical Cacao tree Some examples are:

Other sweet things:

Regional cuisine

Vienna

Main article: Viennese cuisine

Typically Viennese dishes include:

The Danish pastry is said to originate from Vienna and in Denmark is called wienerbrød (Viennese bread). Tafelspitz ( German Tafelspitz, meaning table point) is boiled beef Viennese style Danish pastry is a sweet Pastry which has become a Speciality of Denmark and is popular throughout the industrialized world although the form it takes Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. But that is probably because it uses a certain kind of dough consisting of butter and flour in the classic cuisine referred to as "Viennese Dough".

Lower Austria

In Lower Austria, local delicacies such as Waldviertel poppies, Marchfeld asparagus and Wachau apricots are cultivated. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. The Waldviertel (Forest Quarter is the northwestern region of the Austrian state Lower Austria. A poppy is any of a number of showy Flowers typically withone per stem, belonging to the poppy family. Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the Vegetable known as asparagus is obtained The Wachau (vaˈxaʊ is an Austrian valley with a landscape of high visibility formed by the Danube river Their influence can be felt in the local cuisine, for example in poppy noodles. Game dishes are very common. Game is any Animal hunted for Food or not normally domesticated (such as Venison) Lower Austria is striking for the differences within its regional cuisine due to its size and the variety of its landscape.

Burgenland

Burgenland's cuisine has been influenced by Hungarian cuisine owing to its former position within the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Burgenland ( Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko, Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék Hungarian or Magyar cuisine is the Cuisine characteristic to the nation of Hungary and its primary ethnic group the Magyars. Dishes consist mainly of fish, chicken or goose, for example goose livers. Polenta is a popular side-dish. Polenta is a dish made from boiled Cornmeal. Although the word is borrowed into English from Italian, the dish (under various names is popular in On St Martin's Day (November 11) a Martinigans (St Martin's goose) is often prepared, whilst carp is a typical Christmas dish. Saint Martin of Tours (Martinus (316/317 Savaria, Pannonia &ndash November 8, 317, Candes, Gaul; buried November Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Carp is a common name for various Freshwater Fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large

Styria

In Styrian Buschenschanken (inns), Verhackertes (a spread made from finely chopped bacon) is served. Styria (Steiermark is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. A spread is a food that is spread with a knife onto Bread, crackers, or other bread products Schilcher, a very dry rosé, is the regional style of wine in West Styria. Schilcher is a wine produced solely in the Austrian region of Western Styria ( Weststeiermark) in the districts of Deutschlandsberg and Voitsberg A rosé (From French rosé ‘pinkish’ Wine has some of the color typical of a red wine but only enough to turn it pink A typically Styrian delicacy is pumpkin seed oil, which lends itself particularly to salads on account of its nutty taste. Pumpkin seed oil ( Kernöl or Kürbiskernöl in German, bučno olje in Slovenian, bučino ulje or bundevino ulje Salad is a mixture of cold foods usually including vegetables and/or fruits often with a dressing occasionally nuts or Croutons, and sometimes with the addition of Many varieties of pumpkin dish are also very popular. Pumpkin is a Gourd -like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae (which also includes gourds Heidensterz, a pancake made from buckwheat flour, is a local dish enjoyed in cold weather. Pancakes are a type of Flatbread prepared from a sweet batter that is cooked on a hot Griddle or in a Frying pan. Buckwheat refers to plants in two genera of the Dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, and the North American genus

Carinthia

Carinthia's many lakes mean that fish is a popular main course. Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Grain, dairy produce and meat are important ingredients in Carinthian cuisine. Carinthian Kasnudeln (noodle dough pockets filled with quark and mint) and smaller Schlickkrapfen (mainly with a meat filling) are well-known local delicacies. Quark (or qvark) is a type of fresh Cheese of Central European origin Mentha ( mint) is a Genus of about 25 Species (and many hundreds of varieties) of Flowering plants in the family Klachlsuppe (pig's trotter soup) and Reindling (a type of cinnamon raisin bread fruit loaf) are also produced locally.

Upper Austria

Various types of dumpling are an important part of Upper Austrian cuisine, as they are in neighbouring Bavaria and Bohemia. Dumplings are "piece of Dough, sometimes filled that cooked in liquid such as water or soup" or "sweetened dough wrapped around fruit such as an apple baked Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Horní Rakousko is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. The Linzer Torte, a cake which includes ground nuts and marmalade, is a popular dessert from the region. The Linzer Torte (or Linzertorte) is an Austrian and Hungarian Tart or Pie made with a very short crumbly pastry of flour butter and ground nuts

Salzburg

Salzburger Nockerln
Salzburger Nockerln

Kasnocken (cheese dumplings) are a popular meal, as are freshwater fish, particularly trout, served in various ways. Salzburger Nockerln (a meringue-like dish) is a well-known local dessert. Meringue is a type of Dessert made from whipped Egg whites and caster sugar.

Tyrol

Tyrolean bacon and all sorts of dumplings including Speckknödel (dumplings with pieces of bacon) and Spinatknödel (made of spinach) are an important part of the local cuisine.

Vorarlberg

The cuisine of Vorarlberg has been influenced by the alemannic cuisine of neighbouring Switzerland and Swabia. Vorarlberg is the westernmost state ( Land) of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area ( Vienna is the smallest it borders Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic Cheese and cheese products play a major role in the cuisine, with Käsknöpfle and Kässpätzle (egg noodles prepared with cheese) being popular dishes. Other delicacies include Krutspätzle (sauerkraut noodles), Käsdönnala (similar to a quiche), Schupfnudla (made from a dough mixing potato and flour), Flädlesuppe (pancake soup), Öpfelküachle (apple cake) and Funkaküachle (cake traditionally eaten on the first Sunday of Lent). In French cuisine, a quiche (IPA) is a baked dish that is made primarily of eggs and Milk or Cream in a Pastry Many also eat "Germknödel", which is a hill of dough with poppy seeds. Mostly eaten with vanilla cream.

See also

References

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