''Prato'' is the common name for a traditional

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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first published in 1858 by

Katharina Prato Katharina Prato, full name Katharina Pratobevera, née Polt (1818–1897) was an Austrian cookbook writer. In 1858, she published '' Die süddeutsche Küche'' which became enormously popular for decades, reaching an 80th edition in 1957. Biogra ...

(1818–97, born Polt) as ''The South German Cuisine''. It became popular under the name ''The Large Prato'' (''Die grosse Prato'') and appeared in 80 editions as well as several translations until 1957. In 1931 V. Leitmaier, the granddaughter of the author, published a shortened version called The Small Prato (''Die kleine Prato'').

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