Strudel with white ice cream on round plate ()
The best part about any meal is the dessert. The best part about having a meal at a German restaurant, or in any of the surrounding countries, is the apple strudel. The German term for it is “apfelstrudel,” so you’ll easily be able to pick it out on a menu. You can find this delectable dessert in almost any restaurant or cafe and you should absolutely order a serving or two!
A strudel is simply a pastry with some sort of filling. It can be sweet or savory. This particular strudel has the perfect amount of sweetness to it. It is less sweet than your traditional American apple pie, but still has amazing flavor. You really can’t go wrong when cooking with apples! The pastry itself is very thin and made up of many layers and then filled with apples, cinnamon and sugar.
Apple strudel is the perfect dessert because you can eat it any time. In the summer, it is extra delicious cold with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a dollop of whipped cream. In the winter, it is best served hot and topped with vanilla sauce. If you like raisins, you can even find them mixed in with the apples on occasion. Have some strudel as a reward after a particularly hard hike, or enjoy it after a meal on the weekend with friends. It’s just so good that you’ll want it whenever you see it on a menu. Pair this scrumptious dessert with tea or cappuccino and you’re in for the perfect treat.
Whether you are in Germany, Austria, Northern Italy or the Czech Republic, you are sure to find an enticing variety of the traditional apple strudel. Be sure to sample this dish at each restaurant to compare and find the absolute best. My personal favorite came from Salzstadl Restaurant in Reutte, Austria. Order this one with the vanilla ice cream and your taste buds will dance and sing! No matter where you sample apple strudel, you’re sure to walk away wanting more time and time again.
