Cultural History of Viennese Cuisine: Recipes and Anecdotes from the Time of the Habsburg Monarchy

By Thomas StieglerStories and anecdotes about Viennese cuisine with recipes for the most diverse classics of Austrian cuisine.Everyone associates a certain impression with Viennese cuisine: Sacher Torte, Wiener Schnitzel, Gugelhupf and Kaiserschmarrn. But Viennese cuisine is much more than just a collection of recipes. Rather, it is a symbol of the Viennese's ability to enjoy the little things in life: good food, good wine and Sunday excursions with his loved ones. That is exactly what this book is supposed to be about - the unique Viennese cuisine, which could only be created there, and its connection to this city and the people who lived there.Vienna was not only the capital of the Habsburg Empire, and for a long time the seat of the Emperor, but it was also a magnet for people from all over the world. Bohemia, Magyars, Germans, Ruthenians, Croats, Poles, Italians and Russians cavorted in the streets and made Vienna the first truly cosmopolitan city in Europe. All of this was reflect