Article Austrian Cuisine - Annette Dekker

This article is mainly about typical Austrian dishes and not so much about high end cuisine. I thought it was very interesting to read about where the Austrian kitchen was influenced by. Through the centuries it was influenced by for example the Swiss, Hungarian, Dutch, Italian and Turkish kitchen. Who knew that, as you can read in the article, the Wiener Schnitzel is most likely originated in northern Italy and the ‘Apfelstrudel’ is an Austrian version of a Turkish delicacy. The reason I chose this article is because it may not say so in words but still clearly explains how food cultures are so similar and different in the same time. The lines of a countries food cultures are very vague and most dishes are influences by dishes from other countries. This is something I think is very interesting and is just like the Dutch princess Maxima once said: ‘THE Dutchman does not exist’. This I think also can also be reflected on food cultures. 

http://www.austria.org/going/special-topics/cuisine