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EPISODE · Apr 13, 2026 · 39 MIN

#215 A Menu to Navigate the Austrian Kitchen: Everything U Need to Know

from The Wurst Guide to Living in Austria · host Vienna Würstelstand

A solo episode where Jacob goes rogue, cracks open his own book, and serves up a chaotic, no-BS “menu” to Austrian cuisine. From schnitzel rules and sausage identity crises to Heuriger survival tactics and why dessert counts as dinner in this country — it’s part cultural decoding, part stand-up rant, and very much a love letter to the weird, wonderful logic of eating (and drinking) in Austria. What do we actually talk about? + A chaotic, solo “menu” that decodes Austrian cuisine — from schnitzel etiquette to why “pancake soup” is a trap you will fall into + The unspoken rules of eating in Austria: Mittagsmenü obsession, salad (with meat), and the quiet power of the Leberkäse counter + Heuriger survival guide: random opening hours, pine branch signals, and the high-pressure buffet ordering experience + Austria’s food personality crisis: elite cakes (that are somehow dry), dessert-for-dinner culture, and potatoes that require a PhD + Cultural quirks that hit hardest: splitting the bill to the cent, spritzer-as-life-philosophy, and why everything somehow comes back to meat Big thanks to Ottakringer, Vienna’s independent beer brand, for sponsoring this episode and supporting our independent podcast. Cheers! 🍻  🎤 Live Shows Es gibt wieder Live-Podcast-Shows! May 15: Superbude, 1020, Vienna September 24: Level 4, 8020, Graz October 22: Superbude, 1020, Vienna  Tickets: 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/o/111846959311?_gl=1*rmn209*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTAxNTgyNDUyNy4xNzcyNzM0MTQ4*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3NzI3MzQxNDckbzEkZzAkdDE3NzI3MzQxNDckajYwJGwwJGgw UNTERSTÜTZE UNS:  Ihr könnt uns jetzt finanziell unterstützen! Juhu! 🎉 Der Podcast bleibt natürlich gratis, aber wenn ihr ein paar Münzen übrig habt, könnt ihr uns gerne hier supporten! https://steadyhq.com/en/the-wurst-guide-to-living-in-austria/about Vielen Dank – ohne euch geht’s nicht! ❤️

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