Austria for a sweet tooth

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Austria for a sweet tooth Traveling to different countries, the idea of them will be incomplete if you are limited only to natural beauty, historical sights and shopping. Any country is, first of all, people, their life, way of life and culture.

To get to know the people inhabiting the country better, get to know them, you need to start with the local cuisine. She can tell a lot about the country. It is not for nothing that the proverb "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are" exists. Most tourists, coming on vacation, are content with snacks in fast foods and what the hotel restaurant offers. But in vain. As a rule, in hotels you are offered standard meals that can be eaten in any country. Take some time and go to those places where the local population, not tourists, go. There you can taste real national dishes.

And today we decided to tell you about sweet Austria, about its desserts, which you cannot pass by.

Austrians cook excellently, they love to do it and they approach cooking with soul. Everything is delicious - from the most ordinary cold appetizer to insanely complex multi-component sauces that are served with game. Austrians are also masters in the preparation of desserts, and they have a huge amount of sweet dishes.

Strudel - the famous Austrian dessert

Each region has its own traditional desserts. Few people know that apple strudel is called "Viennese"... The capital of Austria is the capital of sweet food. In this city, you can walk to coffee shops and pastry shops, like museums. The only difference is you can taste it. There are people who come to the country especially for such tastings, at least for the weekend. In Vienna there are no baked goods without names, you will not find the inscription “assorted cakes” anywhere. In addition, titles are almost always associated with events, characters, or stories. In Vienna, you just have to try "Sacher", "Esterhazy", and of course chocolate log... You can learn a little about Austrian history as you taste the cake that was once invented for Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Wachau Valley

This place is famous for its orchards and vineyards. Here you can try apricot donuts, they are so ruddy and plump that you cannot eat one and calm down, you will definitely be full of them. It is noteworthy that the dough for them is made on the basis of mashed potatoes. A whole apricot is waiting for you inside, sometimes there is a half, but this is only if the apricot is large. These donuts are sculpted by hand, just like Little Russian dumplings, and then they are boiled (also like dumplings - until they come up). Then they are poured with fruit syrup and decorated with powdered sugar. Dreamers instead of apricots use plums and other fillings, such donuts are sprinkled with poppy seeds.

There is also apricot pie - you will lick your fingers too.

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Salzburg

Here you should definitely try nockerln - soufflé. By the way, you will give the Austrians great pleasure if you pronounce this word correctly! Cooking this dish is difficult and time consuming. Butter, proteins and sugar are carefully whipped by hand, and if you make even the slightest mistake, the dessert will lose its airiness and beauty. The classic soufflé is obtained only by experienced housewives and cooks, its taste is simply magical - the sweet and sour mass melting in your mouth is delicious!

Tyrol

Tyrolean chefs have no difficulty in preparing a delicious seven-layer pear cake. But you will have to work hard - you will have to eat such a cake in layers, firstly, it is so customary, and secondly, it is extremely unstable in an upright position.

Viennese sweets

Excellent wine is made in Austria, which of course led to the emergence of wine desserts. For example, wine cream - it contains sugar, yolks and wine. All this is whipped, heated, whipped again and as a result gets a very tasty cream that can be used both for decoration and layer of cakes, and as an independent dessert. In the latter case, it is served in a wine glass.

Surprisingly, such delicious, high-calorie and mouth-watering desserts do not make Austrians overweight. At least on the street you meet fit and healthy people, and as for tourists, try to eat Austrian desserts and keep your figure!

Yarmolenko V.O.