Food from Linz, Upper Austria and the Mühlviertel
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Traditional dishes and cuisine from Linz, Mühlviertel and Upper Austria
Linz, Upper Austria and the Mühlviertel has some great traditional local food. The best local specialities are usually available at a so called Landgasthaus, which is a traditional Austrian restaurant in the countryside in a small village in the Mühlviertel or in the suburbs. of Linz.
Unfortunately most traditional restaurants and probably the best of those Landgasthaus do not offer an English menu. Many names of the most delicious dishes cannot be found in any dictionary or travel guide.
However in most of these traditional restaurants people are friendly and patient and if you may be able to get hold of somebody to explain it to you in English.
Most traditional dishes from Linz or the Mühlviertel are heavy, so called deftige Hausmannskost, so be warned! Key ingredients for main courses include pork, beef, veal, chicken, potatoes, flour, butter, sour cream . Many dishes may suit everyone, some dishes may primarily be loved by people who grew up with them. Some of these Austrian delicacies you can also find in a "Fleischhauer" or Fleischhauerei, which is a speciality butcher. Almost all butchers in Austria sell also snacks. Some traditional Austrian specialities require many hours of preparation. Therefore several tasty dishes are found less and less on the menu of restaurants.
Specialities - traditional and typical Cuisine
Starters
Rindsuppe mit Leberknödel - Beef Bouillon with minced liver dumplings
Rindsuppe mit Frittaten - Beef Bouillon with savoury pancakes
Kohlrabicremesuppe - vegetable soup
Erdäpfelsuppe mit Pilzen - potato soup with mushrooms
Knoblauchcreme Suppe - garlic soup with cream
Traditional Main Courses
Traditional main dishes include
Knödel dishes - Dumplings
The majority of Knödel dishes is served with Sauerkraut.
Hascheeknödel mit Krautsalad - minced meat dumplings with cabbage salad
Speckknödel - Speck dumplings, bacon dumplings with cabbage salad
Gebackene Speckknödel mit Krautsalat - baked bacon dumplings with cabbage salad
Mühlviertler Schweinebraten mit Knödel - Roast Port with usually bread or potatoes dumplings
Faschierter Braten mit Kartoffelpürree - minced meat dish with mashed potatoes
Leberschädel mit Kartoffelpürree - minced liver dish with mashed potatoes
Traditional local main dishes, but maybe an acquired taste
Beuschel
Grammelknödel
Traditional Austrian dishes you may find also in other regions
Rindssaftgulasch mit Semmelknödel - Goulash with bread dumplings
Wiener Schnitzel mit Kartoffel und Salat - Schnitzel with potatoes and salad
Stelz´n mit Knödel und Krautsalat - grilled pork leg/knuckle with cabbage salad
Blunzengröst´l mit Sauerkraut - black pudding with cabbage
For Vegetarians
Kartoffelnudeln - fried potato dumplings
Kasnocken mit gemischten Blattsalat - very small dumplings with cheese and green salad
Käsespätzle mit Salat - even smaller dumplings with cheese and green salad
Gebackene Champignons mit Kartoffeln, Sauce Tartare und Salatteller - baked mushrooms with potatoes, sauce tartare and salad
Desserts
Bauernkrapfen mit Marmelade - farmers sweet doughnuts with jam
Kaiserschmarr'n mit Zwetschkenröster -
Marillenknödel - sweet dumpling with apricots inside in toasted breadcrumbs and icing sugar
Zwetchkenknödel - sweet dumpling with plums inside in toasted breadcrumbs and icing sugar
Topfenknödel - sweet cream cheese dumplings in toasted breadcrumbs and icing sugar
Buchteln mit Vannilesauce - Sweet dumplings with crème anglaise
Salzburger Nockerl
Snacks (Jause)
Typical snacks include:
Wurst in Essig und Öl
Sulz in Essig und Öl
Bretteljause
Kalter Schweinebraten
Würstel im Gulaschsaft mit Semmel
Oxenmaulsalat
Heringkäse
Cakes
Austria is famous for its cakes. Linz is famous for its Linzer Torte Linzer tart. Vienna is famous for its Sachertorte. However there are many other cakes, tarts, cookies that are available that quite frankly may taste a lot better to many food lovers and gourmets.
Best cakes Torte
Malakofftorte
Besoffener Kapuziner mit Schlagobers - Nut cake soaked in a rasberry/rum sauce with whipped cream
Schwarzwäldertorte
Nußtorte - Nut cake
Topfentorte - Austrian cheese cake
Tarts
Ribiselkuchen mit Schneehaube - red current tart
Heidelbeerschnitte - mulberry tart
Bread
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