On Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 4:02:38 PM UTC-4, A Moose in Love wrote:
> by far the best schnitzel i ever had was in vienna austria. 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. they are known for their great pork hocks, but i chose the wiener schnitzel because i wasn't that hungry. on the menu it was advertised that the schnitzel was veal. oh. that's nice. what i got was a preformed patty which came in frozen(i know these things) and deep fried. what a disappointment. 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. it is pan fried in butter and veggie oil. most places, even european places tend to deep fry.

My best ever was in Slovenia. It was served with mashed potatoes that had fried onions mixed in. I tried to duplicate the potato /onion dish but was not able to.