Was wondering which country should I learn about next .. & in the evening an old uncle was regaling us with stories of his Austria visit. Since he is hardcore foodie - hats off to him given his age – its always good fun to listen to his stories. He started talking of the amazing stuff that he has had there. Mouthwatering for sure .. slurrrrp ….. you are wondering whats that got to do with this blog .. well as he patiently explains .. "cuisine is after all a part of a country's culture" :)
He started right from breakfast with coffee & bread & his favourite marmalade. Oh god, this is my favourite breakfast too.. but then nothing out of the blue here. And then he would binge on the sausage rolls too at the street corners as he walked around taking in the sights & sounds of the places he visitied. Again I commented - but we also get hot dog rolls here .. but he insisted that these were out of the world :)
He would settle for an early evening tea / coffee accompanied with sandwiches or cup-cakes. Hmm ... thats life ...
But what caught my attention was the lavish dinner that he talked of. Soup, Knodel (some potato dish) and goulash. Goulash .. hey I remember singing about it in a cute song that was taught to us in school … something like ‘hungry hungry I am hungry table table here I come” … never mind that now … so goulash is a beef dish with paprika & onions. This was all washed down with wine or beer as his mood may demand. Aah sometimes he settled for simple salad with a a traditional dish of veal cutlet .. the photo of the dish was neatly taken & labeled as Wiener Schnitzel – something he picked up from the menu card. Oh he supposedly also had rye bread for accompaniment !! gawd .. all this sounds just so very delicious…
But you know what made my mouth water the most .. his description of Sacher torte which is a rich chocolate cake with apricot jam and chocolate icing.. sigghhhh .. when will I go to Austria ..
I just love these traditional dishes :)
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