More than just schnitzel.
Novelty snack posts are the most fun to write. With five countries to cover, I tried to limit myself to just a few snacks in each. Our time in Slovakia was so brief that I didn’t manage to novelty snack even once!
Mike sneaked a shot of me recording my “research.”
On to the snacks.
Novelty Snack: Weisser Spritzer
Description: A concoction of white wine and soda water, 5.5% alcohol
Tastes Like: A very dry cider, good for slow sipping on a hot day
Tastes Like: A very dry cider, good for slow sipping on a hot day
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Novelty Snack: Jumpy’s
Description: Kangaroo shaped potato snack, paprika flavor, gluten free
Tastes Like: Similar flavor to barbeque but more mild. Good for someone like me who’s not too keen on BBQ flavoring. Also perfect for the novelty snacker who can’t have gluten!
Description: Kangaroo shaped potato snack, paprika flavor, gluten free
Tastes Like: Similar flavor to barbeque but more mild. Good for someone like me who’s not too keen on BBQ flavoring. Also perfect for the novelty snacker who can’t have gluten!
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Apple Strudel
Description: “a type of sweet or savoury layered pastry with a filling inside, that gained popularity in the 18th century through the Habsburg Empire.” – wikipedia
Tastes Like: Mushy apples with overly plump raisins
Description: “a type of sweet or savoury layered pastry with a filling inside, that gained popularity in the 18th century through the Habsburg Empire.” – wikipedia
Tastes Like: Mushy apples with overly plump raisins
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Novelty Snack: Dren und Trink
Description: Cherry lemonade in a Squeezeit like container.
Tastes Like: A cherry Jolly Rancher. This is much more candy than juice and will likely cause a headache if too much is consumed.
Description: Cherry lemonade in a Squeezeit like container.
Tastes Like: A cherry Jolly Rancher. This is much more candy than juice and will likely cause a headache if too much is consumed.
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Almdudler Limonade
Description: 32 natural herbs make up the unique flavor offered by an Austrian family owned business since 1957
Tastes Like: Unique is right, but not the good kind. This is bitter and hard to drink lemonade.
Description: 32 natural herbs make up the unique flavor offered by an Austrian family owned business since 1957
Tastes Like: Unique is right, but not the good kind. This is bitter and hard to drink lemonade.
Verdict: Thumbs down!
Novelty Snack: Original Gold Fischli, fein gesalzen
Description: A fairly basic goldfish cracker
Tastes Like: Delicious. A cross between a buttery flavor and a sesame flavor
Description: A fairly basic goldfish cracker
Tastes Like: Delicious. A cross between a buttery flavor and a sesame flavor
Verdict: Thumbs up!
xo, jill
If you should happen to come to Austria again, please promise you’ll never ever drink Weisser Spritzer out of a plastic bottle again. It’s just not right and Austrian at all to drink it this way, you rather have to enjoy it in a glass and you’ll love it 😉
Greetings from Austria!
I would love to go back to Austria. Thanks for the tip!
Wish I had seen this post a few months ago when I went to Austria. And that’s so disappointing that you didn’t enjoy the strudel; I thought it was quite good myself. The only “novelty” food I tried there besides strudel was Salzburg’s beer, Stiegl. I wasn’t too impressed myself.