1. The most common Früschtük (breakfast) is cold cuts and cheese with white bread. When I tried to explain to someone that I don't eat much meat at home she looked at me in astonishment and said, "Then what do you eat for breakfast?!"
Solution: in a word, Müsli (muesli, like granola)
2. After repeated attempts I could not get a salad with just veggies and dressing on the side. The closest I got was this salad with eggs and cheese. The creamy dressing was on the side all right but the greens were tossed in a generous serving of oil. Once I even ordered a "lean gourmet salad" or Schlankschlemmersalat and received the same fare. By the way, I did order it myself and handled the pronunciation amazingly well to the accolades of my fellow diners!Solution: I would keep trying. Maybe if I asked for a salad without dressing rather than "on the side"?
3. Snacks. They always involve meat, usually processed, fatty, and organ meats like liverwurst, and cheese and eggs. These offerings look quite beautiful esthetically but you can see what I mean.
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| Thick chunks of cheese and meat, sausage and smoked bacon |
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| A variety of cold cuts, bacon, eggs |
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| Liverwurst, assorted pates of liver, fish and cheese |
Then there are the comfort foods served by wonderful friends and family...
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| Weisswurst, (white sausage) and fresh baked pretzels with beer at Erika and Wolfgang's house |
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| Wiener Schnitzel (traditional fried pork cutlet dish from Vienna) lovingly made by Hermi Weitschegger |
P.S. I chose not to address the dessert issue here....
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| Chocolate Sachertorte, a popular torte originating in Vienna |
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| frittierte Krapfen |
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| Fresh home baked apple streudel! That's me and Hermi |
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| Apfelstrudel |
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