Danube Cruise Blog #38: A Fantastic Austrian Meal!

L to R; Don, Tom, Rob, Mary Margaret

On the Viking Cruise, in every country's port, they have a standard American food menu and a menu of local favorites. It's really cool. In today's blog we'll tell you about an Austrian meal we enjoyed as we departed Austria for the next port.

pumpkin encrusted chicken

AUSTRIAN FOOD IS TASTY! 
The Austrian dinner consisted of bread dumplings, jumbo pretzels (Tom's favorite), pumpkin encrusted chicken, sauerkraut, and potato salad. 
  Of course, the wine never stopped flowing either, so that helped. :) 
The meal was delicious !

A giant pretzel before dinner

WHAT IS PUMPKIN CHICKEN? - It's called "Backhendl" and it's one of the most important dishes of Styrian cuisine (Styria is an Austrian state). It’s chicken pieces coated in flour, dipped in beaten egg and coated in breadcrumbs and crushed pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil to flavor.

NEXT: Arrival in the Czech Republic!