If you like hearty, flavoursome and plentiful dishes, you’ll love Austrian food.
Whilst savoury dishes focus on meat, poultry and root vegetables ,the eye-catching desserts work their magic using lots of chocolate, soft cheeses, compotes and jams.
Mix a lovely meal with a nice bottle of Grüner Veltliner wine and you’re sure to leave feeling warm and satisfied, having tasted a part of the real Austrian culture on your ski holiday.
Traditional Brettljause is an indispensable part of the Tyrolean culinary culture.
‘Jause’ in Austrian simply means snack, and ‘Brettl’ is the wooden board it’s served on. With a variety of cold cuts, cheese, spreads, pickled vegetables and a lovely bread basket, this is a snack to share with friends on the mountain.
Best eaten:With friends over lunch
Costs: Around€15-20
Warming bowls of goulash soup are served in most Austrian establishments. It's incredibly satisfying with chunks of beef, potato and onions, all seasoned with paprika. Soak up this delicious soup with a fresh zemmel brot (bread roll) served on the side.
Best eaten:For lunch
Costs:Around €5
The Wiener Schnitzel is one of the national dishes of AustriaThe German meaning is 'Viennese Cutlet' and the traditional recipe is made with veal cutlets, but chicken or pork can also be used. It's simply served with a slice of lemon, sauce myrtille (cranberry sauce) and potato or fries. Delicious!
Best eaten:For lunch or dinner
Costs: Around€15
The easiest way to describe Spätzle and Nockerl is to compare them to gnocchi although differently shaped. They're most likely to be fried with bacon, onion and loads of cheese, but also come as delicious vegetarian option too. This dish is often served in a small cast-iron dish and makes for a great photo opportunity.
Best eaten: For lunch or dinner, but make sure you have a bigappetite
Costs: Around€12-15
Probably the most well known of the Austrian pastries, apfelstrüdel consists of an oblong pastry jacket with a zingy cooked apple filling inside. It's delicious when served hot with vanilla ice cream, custard or fresh cream - just the thing fora little treat in between runs.
Best eaten:As a snack in between runs and with a nice warm drink
Costs: Around€5
Kaiserschmarren is a mix of the words Kaiser (emperor) and Schmarren (a scrambled or shredded dish). It’s a fluffy shredded pancake, fried and usually sprinkled with powdered sugar. Served hot with apple or plum sauce this can be eaten as a lunch or dessert.
Best eaten:As a lunchtime meal, shared between two
Costs: Around€12
Austria is the UK’s second most popular country for ski holidays and with its picturesque resorts, world class skiing and dynamic après it’s easy to see why.
From ‘nonna’s’ kitchen to Michelin starred restaurants, Italian food and wine is truly wonderful.Wetell you about thehidden local dishes are where trueItalian cuisine lies.
Green, blue, red and black; there's a slope to suit everyone's ability level and they're all the same, right? Not quite...
Drop us your email for our latest offers and inspiration for your next endorphin rush!