I Love Schnit

We won't lie to you (or ourselves) the 36 hours spent in Austria's capital was all about eating the best schnitzel (affectionately known as 'The Schnit') in the world. When we arrived, we put our heads together, researching and mapping out exactly where we could capture the quintessential wiener schnitzel. 

"To the untrained eye, all Wienerschnitzel look the same. A well-done Wienerschnitzel is a study in contrasts. The panier -- or coat of fried breadcrumbs -- should be thin, crisp, dry and fluffy. The meat inside should be succulent and soft.When well done, the panier should resemble a small mountain range of hills and valleys -- the soufflé effect of the lightly beaten eggs into which the cutlet is dipped before it's fried."

Source: Making the Most of Schnitzel in Vienna http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121331721099470221.html

Wasting no time, we ventured out into Vienna's heart on a mission. We critiqued 3 restaurants in down town Vienna across the two days in the city. First was the touristy local hotspot of Figlmuller. A great start to our challenge, with a Schnit overflowing the edges of the plate, basically the size of a pizza. Overall rating was 7/10.

Giant Schnit

Secondly, we nervously chose a random family pub for a blind feed. From the outside this pub looked as if it could deliever the goods, but as we sat in the very quiet garden with one other drunk local, we were questioning our choice. Would we be served a frozen Schnit? We should not have feared. The Schnit was fried in rich buttery oil which resulted in a hot crunchy peppery crust and more importantly, it had the essential valleys and peaks - 8.5/10.

Please take a moment to marvel the valleys and hills

On the last evening we ventured to our last Schnit stop and ordered 3 of their best. This was our third visit to this family run pub - each of the previous times it was closed to our horror, however something was calling us back. As the waiter lowered the Schnit filled plates to our table, a ray of light caught it's rim and angelic songs from the heavens began. It was close to the perfect combination of every trait a Schnit should have. We sat in absolute silence savouring every delicious morsel of the food from the gods. Let's just say it was a religious experience for all of us. All hail The Weiner Schnit!!! A whopping 9.5/10

Magical souffle Schnit

Between the hours of inhaling Schnit, we went to an apple strudel cooking display, ate strudel, sampled great Austrian beer, went to the Haus of Musik and heard a performance from the Vienese philharmonic orchestra.

Walking around Vienna

She made it look so easy to make strudel

... So it wasn't all Schnit!


From the ferocious Schnit hunters

Scotty, Sara and David