![]() ![]() The tangy-sour fermented taste balances out nicely with the dash of granulated sugar krautfleckerl recipes traditionally call for. He said this touch was a nod to a Polish noodle dish, haluski. In our home kitchen, Chester added a Polish element by using some of our homemade sauerkraut, in place of fresh chopped cabbage. Later, some Googling revealed krautfleckerl was originally a Hungarian dish enthusiastically adopted by Austrian (and German) cooks. I realized too that it was something we could try recreating back at home. ![]() Fresh, simple ingredients, coming together in that perfect way only fresh, simple ingredients can. Toasted caraway seeds tossed throughout added additional savory depth. Homemade pasta squares sautéed in butter with tangy-sweet cabbage. The accompanying description wasn’t any more enticing than the one at the last place: “Viennese square noodles with white cabbage and lettuce.” But I realized now this was a classic local dish and decided to give it a try. There it was again: Wiener Krautfleckerl. The line to get in snaked down the café’s 19th Century stone steps, but we knew it would be worth it.įinally seated at one of the marble-topped tables, we read through the menu. With its vaulted, cathedral ceilings and gleaming glass and gilt cases full of expertly made pastries, it ranked high on our must-see list. ![]() The next day, better rested, we visited the legendary Café Central for lunch. (Yes, that’s our krautfleckerl!) At the time, the dish seemed to me like an afterthought, something a meat-focused chef might toss together from pantry staples to accommodate the rare vegetarian diner who stopped by. The only fully veggie entrée on the menu consisted of pasta sautéed with cabbage and onion. Our hotel’s concierge recommended a nearby restaurant, but we neglected to tell him that we were looking for vegetarian and pescatarian options. We were equal parts excited, tired, and hungry. It was the first night of Chester’s and my first visit to Vienna. I’m sorry to say the first time I encountered krautfleckerl, I gave it a hard pass. ![]()
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