Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Burgenland
Like Lower Austria, Burgenland is one of Austria's premier wine regions, but it is also
famous for its Neusiedlersee fish - species like perch-pike, pike, carp and catfish. Toss in
nuts, orchard produce and ham from a species of woolly pig called the Mangalitza and
the region makes for a mouth-watering trip.
Styria
Styria is also a producer of Mangalitza ham, as well as beef locally produced from
Almochsen
(meadow beef) raised on mountain meadows in the region about 30km north-
east of Graz. What the visitor to Styria, however, will immediately notice is that pumpkin
oil is used to dress everything from salads to meats. This healthy, dark oil has a nutty fla-
vour and here it often stands on tables alongside the salt and pepper.
WHEN IN… TRY…
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Vienna
Wiener schnitzel or
Tafelspitz
(boiled beef)
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Lower Austria
Waldviertel beef, lamb, game or fish
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Burgenland
Neusiedler See fish, local beef
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Styria
Steirischer Backhendl
(Styrian chicken) with
Kürbisöl
(pumpkin oil)
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Carinthia
Kärntner Nudel
(Carinthian noodle)
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Upper Austria
Knödel
(dumpling) - what else?
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Salzburg
Salzburger Nockerln
,
Mozartkugeln
(sweets)
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Tyrol
Tiroler Gröstl
(fry-up), cheese and hams
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Vorarlberg
Heumilch
(hay milk) dairy products
Carinthia
Cheese, hams and salamis, game, lamb and beef count among the regional produce in
mountainous Carinthia. Wherever there are lakes you'll also find trout and other freshwa-
ter fish on menus. On meat-free Fridays, some Carinthians dig into local pasta known as
Kärntner Nudel
, filled with potato, cheese, mint, wild parsley-like chervil, mushrooms
and any number of combinations of these.