Glossary of South Tyrolean cuisine
From Apple fritters to Zwetschkenknödel
What are 'Strauben', and what do the farmers mean by 'plent'? Not to worry, with our help you will become a true South Tyrolean expert. We will explain over 15 typical farmhouse dishes with Tyrolean terms.
Äpfelkiechl apple pastry
Bauerngröstl beef sautéd with potatoes
Brennsuppe browned roux cooked with soup
Erdäpfelblattlen fried slivers of potato pastry
Grüne Zaache fried slivers of potato pastry filled with spinach
Kaiserschmarrn cut-up snd sugared pancake with raisins
Kniekiechl fried ball of yeast pastry
Krapfen fried pastry with or without filling
Muas hot milk and flour
Pressknödel flattened cheese dumplings, first fried and then boiled
Saure Schwartlen boiled bacon rind with vinegar and oil
Schlutzer ravioli with spinach and cream cheese filling
Schöpsernes meat dish containing lamb or mutton
Schupfnudel small, hand-formed pasta made from potato dough
Tirtlen fried pastry usually stuffed with herb or cream
Zieger spicy, skittle-shaped mountain cheese made from goat’s milk
What are 'Strauben', and what do the farmers mean by 'plent'? Not to worry, with our help you will become a true South Tyrolean expert. We will explain over 15 typical farmhouse dishes with Tyrolean terms.
Äpfelkiechl apple pastry
Bauerngröstl beef sautéd with potatoes
Brennsuppe browned roux cooked with soup
Erdäpfelblattlen fried slivers of potato pastry
Grüne Zaache fried slivers of potato pastry filled with spinach
Kaiserschmarrn cut-up snd sugared pancake with raisins
Kniekiechl fried ball of yeast pastry
Krapfen fried pastry with or without filling
Muas hot milk and flour
Pressknödel flattened cheese dumplings, first fried and then boiled
Saure Schwartlen boiled bacon rind with vinegar and oil
Schlutzer ravioli with spinach and cream cheese filling
Schöpsernes meat dish containing lamb or mutton
Schupfnudel small, hand-formed pasta made from potato dough
Tirtlen fried pastry usually stuffed with herb or cream
Zieger spicy, skittle-shaped mountain cheese made from goat’s milk