On 3/16/2019 5:34 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "dsi1"Â* wrote in message
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> On Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 10:02:38 AM UTC-10, A Moose in Love wrote:
>> by far the best schnitzel i ever had was in vienna austria.Â* the veal
>> there must be different, because i've never had a schnitzel as good.
>> the worst was in a country inn not too far from kitchener on.Â* they
>> are known for their great pork hocks, but i chose the wiener schnitzel
>> because i wasn't that hungry.Â* on the menu it was advertised that the
>> schnitzel was veal.Â* oh.Â* that's nice.Â* what i got was a preformed
>> patty which came in frozen(i know these things) and deep fried.Â* what
>> a disappointment.Â* a fresh pork or chicken schnitzel would have been
>> so much better.
>> the 'classic' way to make a schnitzel is to not deep fry it.Â* it is
>> pan fried in butter and veggie oil.Â* most places, even european places
>> tend to deep fry.
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> I don't wish to upset you or anything but, in America, some people
> (most?) think that a wiener schnitzel is a hot dog. My profuse apologies
> to, well, the entire world.
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> https://www.wienerschnitzel.com/
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> I have had wienerschnitzel in Germany and I also make it myself, but it
> isn't a hot dog
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> It is a thin slice of meat, I use pork, bread crumbed and fried. I think
> in Germany they use veal.

I doubt anything he says about what "Americans" think. No doubt he
Googled and found this as the first hit:

https://www.wienerschnitzel.com/

Doesn't make it so!

It's traditionally made with veal. Pork and chicken work well, too.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/wiener...recipe-1447089

Jill