Chef Elsa
Wiener Schnitzel
Vienna's signature veal, hammered thin and coated in crumbs so fine they turn to gold in shimmering clarified butter, the crust puffing and rippling away from the meat. A lemon wedge is all it asks for.
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Chef Elsa
Kaiserschmarrn (Emperor's Torn Pancake)
A thick, golden pancake torn into rough pieces in a buttered pan, caramelised until the edges go sticky and sweet, dusted with sugar at the table alongside a bowl of warm, spiced plum compote.
Chef Elsa
Marillenknödel (Apricot Dumplings)
Ripe apricots hidden inside soft potato dough, boiled until they swell and give, then tumbled through golden buttered breadcrumbs and dusted with sugar, the kind of summer pudding that asks for nothing but a warm plate and a spoon.
Chef Elsa
Kaspressknödel (Tyrolean Cheese Dumplings)
Stale bread, good mountain cheese, a handful of chives, and a hot pan. Tyrolean dumplings pressed flat and fried golden, then floated in clear broth for the kind of supper that warms you from the bowl up.
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