Schnitzels, escalopes

[Susanwusan]

Is there a difference between schnitzel and escalope?  Is one beaten first and the other not before breading?

[Margaret Pilgrim]

A scallop need not be breaded, vis a vis veal or chicken piccata…

[heidih]

18 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

A scallop need not be breaded, vis a vis veal or chicken piccata…

As we've discussed before - tomato tomawto in Schnitzel topic. I think of it as the thin breaded Viennese hanging over the plate but there are unbreaded sauced ones like JaegerSchnitzel. I don't sweat nomenclature for such generic items.

[gfweb]

I think a schnitzel generally implies breading whilst a scallop may be naked or floured but probably not breaded.

[Honkman]

5 hours ago, heidih said:

unbreaded sauced ones like JaegerSchnitzel.

Since when are Jägerschnitzel unbreaded - that would start a revolution in Germany.

[heidih]

2 minutes ago, Honkman said:

Since when are Jägerschnitzel unbreaded - that would start a revolution in Germany.

Natur Schnitzel and Jaeger in my experience are floured but not breaded - but perhaps a regional thing . Like Natur being kinda nekkid

[Honkman]

Just now, heidih said:

Natur Schnitzel and Jaeger in my experience are floured but not breaded - but perhaps a regional thing . Like Natur being kinda nekkid

At least in my hometown of Hamburg you would get in trouble if you serve Jaegerschnitzel unbreaded (and anything south of Hamburg is anyway redneck country

[heidih]

20 minutes ago, Honkman said:

At least in my hometown of Hamburg you would get in trouble if you serve Jaegerschnitzel unbreaded (and anything south of Hamburg is anyway redneck country

Well then Austria is red neck   Personally I like the plain old breaded with an almost crisp coating. I do not understand sauces on breaded fried things so Chicken Parm baffles me but that is a very personal quirk.

[David Ross]

We have lots of examples here in our Schnitzel Cook-Off, https://bit.ly/2PSe8gY

[heidih]

7 minutes ago, David Ross said:

We have lots of examples here in our Schnitzel Cook-Off, https://bit.ly/2PSe8gY

And in @Duvel's great post yesterday  https://forums.egullet.org/topic/161954-dinner-2021/?do=findComment&comment=2305785