Video Recipes: Viennese Delicacies

Try some of the most delicious recipes Austria’s capital has to offer!

Viennese Faschingskrapfen

Carnival in Vienna has a lot of delicious desserts to offer. The Carnival Doughnut is one of them and typical of Vienna. According to legend, it is the creation of Cäcilie Krapf, a Viennese cook at the royal court, who apparently gave this carnival delicacy its name. Take a look at this krapfen recipe...

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Viennese Sachertorte

In 1832, Prince Metternich asked his court kitchen to create a special dessert for a reception. Due to the illness of the chef, it fell to the 16-year-old apprentice Franz Sacher to dream something up: and thus the Original Sacher-Torte, now famous all over the world, was born...

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Wiener Schnitzel

The Wiener Schnitzel - a breaded and fried veal escalope. Recipes for this delicacy can be found in Viennese cook books dating back to the 18th century. Today it is the Austrian national dish par excellence, world famous and always delicious.

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