The Austrian cookery
When we hear the word "Austria" we remember Vienna, waltz and of course the best apple Vienna strudel. After all the Vienna baking is the best in the world and is the tastiest.
The Austrian cookery is the traditional and the regional. In Tyrol the Italian traditions are rather strong while the German traditions are the main in Salzburg. In general there are a lot of common features with the cookery tradition of Europe. It has much in common with Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovenia. It also borrowed some traditions of Turkey.
The most famous dish is the strudel that is the apple roll from the thin paste; this dish has the Turkish precedence as well as the Vienna famous coffee culture (Kaffehaus). The influence of other countries is even notable in many Austrian names of dishes.
Till nowadays people of Austria prefer eating first liquid courses unlike the traditions of other countries. The second course is usually the meat that is either pork or beef.
When Austrians say about their national food they mention the beef prepared in traditions of the Ancient Vienna. They also mention several other courses such as Beusteln – the delicacy made of the heart and lungs of animals, Kuttelgrostel and Butchteln that are the pies with the stuffing. And of course it is impossible to imagine the Austrian cookery without goulash that is the most popular food in Austria. They prefer fried onion to all kinds of spices.
The fish is not very popular. But they eat carp for Christmas. And the Austrian beer is the first thing people taste when they come to Austria.