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''Eiernuckler'' ( German, ''egg dumplings'') is a simple, yet popular, Austrian dish of the Viennese cuisine.


Origin

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.


Ingredients and variants

The typical ingredients for ''Eiernockerl'' are
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, eggs, milk, butter, and then salt,
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nutmeg, and for decoration chives. ''Eiernockerl'' is usually served with a side dish of green salad. It is also made to use up leftover Nockerl. Some of the Austrian dumplings' main variants are: ''Krautspatzen'', with sauerkraut roasted in butter; ''Apfelspatzen'', with apples; and ''Erdäpfelspatzen'', with peeled potatoes.


Alleged tie to Hitler

In 1997, Wolfgang Fröhlich, Holocaust denier and former
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member for the Freedom Party, alleged that Adolf Hitler's favorite food was ''Eiernockerl''. Some restaurants in Austria started advertising the dish as a "daily special" for the 20th of April, which is Hitler's date of birth. Accordingly, many neofascists have taken to celebrate Hitler's birthday by eating ''Eiernockerl'' while they promote the ostensibly strictly culinary event on social media. The allegation about the dish has not been historically confirmed, though Hitler was fond of '' Leberknödel'' ( liver dumplings), and ''Eiernockerl'' is normally served in Austrian restaurants every day of the year.


See also

* Wiener schnitzel * Spätzle * Backhendl * Gnocchi * Neo-Nazi coded symbols * Adolf Hitler and vegetarianism


References

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External links


How to make Eiernockerln
Egg dishes Austrian cuisine European cuisine