The best typical Austrian dishes
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Sachertorte · Wiener schnitzel · Tafelspitz. (Updated Sep 17, 2024.)
The classics of Austrian and Viennese cooking, from Wiener schnitzel to Kaiserschmarrn, according to travel guides, recipe sites and Austrians' favourite dishes.
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Top 12
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1
Sachertorte
Chocolate cake with apricot jam, served at Hotel Sacher since 1832.
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2
Wiener schnitzel
Thinly pounded veal escalope fried golden in clarified butter, with potato salad.
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3
Tafelspitz
Boiled beef with apple horseradish, chive sauce and fried potatoes, Emperor Franz Joseph's favourite.
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4
Kaiserschmarrn
Torn pancake with raisins and icing sugar, with plum compote.
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5
Apple strudel
Paper-thin stretched dough with apples, cinnamon and raisins.
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6
Viennese goulash
Beef goulash with lots of onion and paprika, with a bread roll.
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7
Backhendl
Breaded fried chicken, a Viennese classic.
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8
Kasnocken / Kässpätzle
Spätzle with mountain cheese and fried onions from Tyrol and Vorarlberg.
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9
Tiroler Gröstl
Pan-fried potatoes with bacon or beef and a fried egg.
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10
Marillenknödel
Apricots in quark dough rolled in buttered breadcrumbs, a Wachau summer classic.
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11
Germknödel
Yeast dumpling filled with plum jam, with poppy seeds and vanilla sauce; a mountain hut classic.
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12
Brettljause
Wooden board of bacon, sausage, cheese, spreads and bread at a Heuriger.
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13
Carinthian Kasnudeln
Pasta pockets filled with quark, potato and mint.
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14
Linzer cake
Shortcrust cake with nuts and currant jam under a dough grid is considered one of the oldest cakes in the world.
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Comments (3)
Kaiserschmarrn mit Zwetschkenröster auf der Hütte nach dem Skifahren, gibt's nichts Besseres.
Wiener Schnitzel nur vom Kalb, alles andere ist ein Schnitzel Wiener Art. Wichtig!
Mir fehlt die Linzer Torte!