I'm staying in a village in the Austrian Alps. Have been making meals with what I can get and what I can use in my not very well equipped kitchen. The best things here are Speck, mountain cheeses and wines from all over Austria.
Austrians are hell-bent on local and quality Austrian products. This is my first Austrian beef.
Asparagus is so tiny there's no need to peel. Well, you can't anyway.
Got a piece of lard for cooking. It's meant to be eaten with bread, thinly sliced.
Torn pancakes with crisp-fried Tyrolean Speck, my savoury version of Kaiserschmarrn. I used rye flour here.
Let's face it, besides the hiking, I'm actually here for the Speck!
You take my meaning when I say I'm here for the Speck! In no country is the "Speck culture" so strong as Austria.
Gonna throw out all my things to fit this in my bag to take home!
