Type | Dumpling |
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Course | main |
Place of origin | Austria |
Main ingredients | Flour, eggs, milk, butter |
Eiernockerl (German, egg dumplings) is a simple, yet popular, Austrian dish of the Viennese cuisine. [1] [2]
Dumplings are popular in all regions of Austria. They are also found in sweets such as the Salzburger Nockerl, which, according to legend, was a specialty of Salome Alt, mistress of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, and the reason he was enamored of her. [3]
The typical ingredients for Eiernockerl are flour, eggs, milk, butter, and then salt, pepper, ground nutmeg, and for decoration chives. [2] Eiernockerl is usually served with a side dish of green salad. [1]
It is also made to use up leftover Nockerl. [4]
Some of the Austrian dumplings' main variants are: Krautspatzen, with sauerkraut roasted in butter; Apfelspatzen, with apples; and Erdäpfelspatzen, with peeled potatoes. [1]
In 1997, Wolfgang Fröhlich, Holocaust denier [5] and former district council member for the Freedom Party, alleged that Adolf Hitler's favorite food was Eiernockerl. [6] Some restaurants in Austria started advertising the dish as a "daily special" for the 20th of April, which is Hitler's date of birth. [6] Accordingly, many neofascists have taken to celebrate Hitler's birthday by eating Eiernockerl while they promote the ostensibly strictly culinary event on social media. [7]
The allegation about the dish has not been historically confirmed, though Hitler was fond of Leberknödel (liver dumplings), [8] and Eiernockerl is normally served in Austrian restaurants every day of the year. [7]
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