Eiernockerl
with bacon
TypeDumpling
Coursemain
Place of originAustria
Region or stateVienna
Main ingredientsFlour, eggs, milk, butter

Eiernockerl (German for "egg dumplings") is a simple[1] and popular[2] 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.[3]

Ingredients and variants

The typical ingredients for Eiernockerl are flour, eggs, milk, butter, and then salt, pepper, ground nutmeg, and for decoration chives.[2] Eiernockerl is usually served with a side dish of green salad.[1]

It is also made to use up leftover Nockerl. [4]

Some of the Austrian dumplings' main variants are: Krautspatzen, with sauerkraut roasted in butter; Apfelspatzen, with apples; and Erdäpfelspatzen, with peeled potatoes.[1]

Alleged tie to Hitler

In 1997, Wolfgang Fröhlich, Holocaust denier[5] and former district council member for the Freedom Party, alleged that Adolf Hitler's favorite food was Eiernockerl.[6] Some restaurants in Austria started advertising the dish as a "daily special" for the 20th of April, which is Hitler's date of birth.[6] Accordingly, many neofascists have taken to celebrate Hitler's birthday by eating Eiernockerl while they promote the ostensibly strictly culinary event on social media.[7]

The allegation about the dish has not been historically confirmed, though Hitler was fond of Leberknödel (liver dumplings),[8] and Eiernockerl is normally served in Austrian restaurants every day of the year.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Karrers, Andrea. "Nockerl: einfach aber köstlich" [Dumplings: simple but delicious] (in German). ORF. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Egg Dumplings". WienInfo. Vienna Tourist Board. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Salzburger Nockerl". WienInfo. Vienna Tourist Board. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Austrian-style Gnocchi – Nockerl". 11 April 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  5. ↑ Vessely, Rebecca (12 November 1996). "Germany restricts internet content". Wired. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Some Austrians celebrated 4/20 by eating Hitler's favorite dish". The Jerusalem Post. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 Herbst, Hanna (20 April 2016). "Hitler-Verehrer servieren zur Feier des Tages Eiernockerl mit Salat" [Hitler's admirers serve Eiernockerl with salad to celebrate the day]. Vice (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Fuchs, Thomas (2000). A Concise Biography of Adolf Hitler. Berkley. p. 78. ISBN 978-0425173404.
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