Jump to content

  • Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. These advertising-free forums are provided free of charge through donations from Society members. Anyone may read the forums, but to post you must create a free account.

Famous Austrian Wafer Biscuit

Stephen Jackson
 Share

Recommended Posts

Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson

Posted
Posted

Afternoon, all.

Today, at lunchtime here in the restaurant, one of our guests had a wonderful-looking tin of Austrian wafer biscuits, which apparently are quite famous. They are circular (about 5" in diameter, I'd say), and are made of wafers sandwiching praline. They come from a famous patisserie (which I believe is also a pastry school) near Salzburg, and which also does a famous chocolate Stollen. The tin was silvery metal, with black and white print on the lid.

I'm kicking myself for not noting down the name of these biscuits or the manufacturer. I'm now unhealthily obesessed with finding them online.

Can anyone help?

Ready to order?

Er, yeah. What's a gralefrit?

Grapefruit.

And creme pot... pot rouge?

Portugaise. Tomato soup.

I'll have the gralefrit.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
andiesenji

andiesenji

Posted
Posted (edited)

I think what you are searching for are stroopwafels.

these are Dutch. style, made here in the U.S.

However the exact same thing can also be found in Austria as well as parts of Germany and in western Hungary. (My housekeeper is Hungarian and she gets these from home.)

Edited by andiesenji (log)

"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!" Terry Pratchett

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
albiston

albiston

Posted
Posted
Today, at lunchtime here in the restaurant, one of our guests had a wonderful-looking tin of Austrian wafer biscuits, which apparently are quite famous. They are circular (about 5" in diameter, I'd say), and are made of wafers sandwiching praline. They come from a famous patisserie (which I believe is also a pastry school) near Salzburg, and which also does a famous chocolate Stollen. The tin was silvery metal, with black and white print on the lid.

From your description they almost sound like these Czech spa wafers. It wouldn't surprise me if they were made in Austria too.

Il Forno: eating, drinking, baking... mostly side effect free. Italian food from an Italian kitchen.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Boris_A

Boris_A

Posted
Posted (edited)

My guess would be Pischinger "Oblatentorte", famous and widely available in Austria. But they are from Vienna, not Salzburg, so I'm not sure. Any more hints?

Edit: Or does "Zauner" from "Bad Ischl" ring a bell?

Anyway I think "Oblatentorte" is the Austrian name for this kind/shape of wafer biscuit.

Edited by Boris_A (log)

Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ludja

ludja

Posted
Posted (edited)
I think what you are searching for are stroopwafels.

these are Dutch. style, made here in the U.S. 

However the exact same thing can also be found in Austria as well as parts of Germany and in western Hungary.  (My housekeeper is Hungarian and she gets these from home.)

The stroopwafeln I've had do have a similar wafer cookie to what Stephen Jackson described, but the inside filling is a type of caramel syrup--not really a praline (no ground nuts). Maybe there are different kinds?

The Pischinger Oblatentorte sound like a good candidate; but I guess we'll hear from Stephen...

Edited by ludja (log)

"Under the dusty almond trees, ... stalls were set up which sold banana liquor, rolls, blood puddings, chopped fried meat, meat pies, sausage, yucca breads, crullers, buns, corn breads, puff pastes, longanizas, tripes, coconut nougats, rum toddies, along with all sorts of trifles, gewgaws, trinkets, and knickknacks, and cockfights and lottery tickets."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1962 "Big Mama's Funeral"

Link to comment
Share on other sites
KatieLoeb

KatieLoeb

Posted
Posted

Could they be one of THESE products? I remember seeing these everywhere in supermarkets and even at convenience stores. The brand seemed ubiquitous.

Katie M. Loeb
Booze Muse, Spiritual Advisor

Author: Shake, Stir, Pour:Fresh Homegrown Cocktails

Cheers!
Bartendrix,Intoxicologist, Beverage Consultant, Philadelphia, PA
Captain Liberty of the Good Varietals, Aphrodite of Alcohol

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson

Posted
  • Topic Starter
Posted

Thanks everybody. I think it was the Oblatentorte. Not sure of the maker, but it's certainly got me going in the right direction!

Ready to order?

Er, yeah. What's a gralefrit?

Grapefruit.

And creme pot... pot rouge?

Portugaise. Tomato soup.

I'll have the gralefrit.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...