Austria :

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I was a bit miserable in Vienna, Austria from ending June to September, except for the Austrian vegan pastries that literally blew me away. When my days were nearly done in Vienna, I was looking forward to eating vegan products in the U.S. I[...]

Sachertorte

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Day 2 of the baking week..., please welcome Miss "Sachertorte"! This super rich chocolate cake originally from Vienna, Austria is a must-try for chocolate lovers. The moist chocolate texture coated with a thick chocolate garnish looks[...]

The Long Road To Powidl

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It took me a long time to make this Powidl (pronounced: po-viddle), a thick Austro-Hungarian plum butter. I don?t mean that it?s an especially time-consuming process (it is, but the hands-on time is negligible) or that it?s difficult (it?s[...]

My New Favorite Esoteric Wine

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I love rosé. If you can make a pink wine out of any grape and it’s dry, I’m interested. So when I found out that Austrian dynamo producer Hofer made a rosé, I was thrilled and ready to step over anybody to try it. Naturally,[...]

IWC Charity Bazaar... Madness

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Every year the International Women's Club of Sofia has a holiday charity bazaar. Individual countries set up stalls and sell various items that are unique to that country i.e food, crafts, grocery products, which are difficult to locate in[...]

Roast rib of beef - Was ist das?

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I want a proper roast rib of beef for Christmas. Easy, right? Just order the cut at your favorite butcher, right? WRONG. For the past three years the Viennese butcher landscape has denied me my wish. Why? Apparently that specific cut of meat, the[...]

The 5 most famous Austrian dishes

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by Bernhard Baumgartner What makes a dish famous? What makes an Austrian dish famous? And, are there any other countries in the world which can come up with five famous dishes? A dish is a famous dish if the majority of passionate foodies from[...]

Germknödel and Salvaging Pride

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And now, for my next trick: Germknödel! I?ve had quite a bit of interest in these babies since I tweeted about making them, and rightly so; they?re rather special and I?ve never seen them outside Austria. Oh, and for those of you who've been[...]

Tafelspitz and Feeling the Aftershocks

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I?m feeling a bit of a stunned mullet this week, please excuse my not dropping in. On Tuesday morning I was woken by F.?s phone buzzing even though I told him to please turn that thing off when we are sleeping because I don?t want to get[...]

How Not to Read Menus and Frittaten Soup

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My German language skills could use some work but I had always thought, just privately, that I could read the hell out of a menu. In fact, I pride myself on being able to read a menu in far more languages than I can actually speak - it is after[...]