Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Essen (Food)

Okay, it is time for the highly anticipated post of...FOOD! Austria has many tasty dishes, that I have not tried yet nor heard of. Despite this, I will go ahead and reveal the delicatessen of foods I have consumed. Hopefully I do not confirm any stereotypes.

Food 1. Two-dawgs in a bread-pocket. I had this tasty hot dog my first day in Vienna.



Food 2. Pork Schnitzel with too many potatoes underneath, and a lemon wedge. Was the first schnitzel meal worth taking a picture of--my first was homemade and let's say it didn't make the cut. 


Food 3. (self-cooked) Weiss-wurst (white sausage) with fried potato slices...oh and a side of broccoli. 


Food 4. They call it Pfandl--which to my American-taste-buds seemed like a fancy-deluxe mac & cheese. My toppings were feta cheese, Olives, tomatoes, and spinach (I think). The cool thing about ordering at these kind of restaurants is that you take slips of paper and mark what you want. Whether it be Pfandl, pizza, bread. breakfast, and egg-dishes. It is similar to the way you order at Which-wich for you Montclair people.


Food 5: (self-cooked) I made this wrap-thing to rid of all my vegetables and random tortillas. Nothing interesting here, moving on. 


Food 6: (self-cooked) I made stuffed mushrooms topped with mozzarella cheese (first attempt, came out pretty darn good) and some kind of hot dog made with paprika. Not sure how Austrian this was, but I had the hot dogs.


Food 7: This lunch was a little upscale, because I cannot eat meat on Fridays during Lent. So I scouted out a fish-dish (them rhymes doe). Before your eyes you have finely sliced tuna, as thin as ham. Topped with a neatly-plush salad with a scoop of something that looked like fancy potato salad. Oh and don't forget that one brown potato chip in the potato salad. It doesn't look like much, but trust me it was both delicious and filling. 

Oh and for all you Austrians out there, I topped my salad with your beloved Kernöl. It complimented my salad very well, so thanks for the countless suggestions. For all you that are trying to pronounce Kernöl in your head, it means pumpkin seed oil. If you mention it or pronounce it in German to an Austrian there face will light up like a Christmas tree. More simply put:
Kernöl = Austrian happiness 


 Food 8: (self-cooked) Alright, this was my most successful attempt at cooking schnitzel. It actually came out very good this time, crust actually stayed on and it wasn't dry and flavorless. One can also spray a little lemon juice for added flavor--I typically do this.


Food 9: Pizza baby! This one is topped with broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, and some mysterious vegetable I never heard of. This is another dish one can get with that paper-slip system I mentioned earlier with the Pfandl. Usually fairly cheap and always a good idea. 


Food 10: What could be the 10th meal on this list? Could it be something exotic? Is it still alive and squirming on my plate? It is super Wiener Schnitzel: Fries on the side edition. Yup 3 schnitzels in one post--hey its food that gives you those good feels. I ordered this at a restaurant by the Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I can't say that I'll be back. Though the dish was good.

***Added creepy photo capturing my friend at an awkward angle.

Well that should suffice for now! Hope the food was appetizing to look at!

Bah-bye! and tune-in next post for the next Austrian Adventure!