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Wiener schnitzel (from German Wiener Schnitzel, meaning Viennese cutlet) is a traitional Austrian dish and popular part of Viennese and Austrian cuisine, consisting of a thin slice of veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried. In Austria the dish is traditionally served with a lemon slice, lingonberry jam and either potato salad or potatoes with parsley and butter. While traditional Wiener Schnitzel is made out of veal, it is now sometimes made out of pork, though in that case it is often called Schnitzel Wiener Art (Germany) or Wiener Schnitzel vom Schwein (Austria) to differentiate it from the original. The dish may have originated in Milan, northern Italy, as cotoletta alla milanese, and may have appeared in Vienna during the 15th or 16th century. According to another theory, it was introduced by Field Marshal Radetzky, who spent much of his life in Milan, in 1857. The term "Wiener Schnitzel" itself dates to at least 1862.

Trivia about schnitzel

  • This word that often follows wiener means "cutlet" in German
  • In the name of a popular veal dish, Vienna style, it means "slice" or "shaving"
  • From the German word for cutlet, it describes meat dipped in egg, breaded & fried

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