Schnitels in Austria - by Nigel A JAMES
Erich
Zimmermann
Lunch for Erich Zimmerman is always the same. At exactly 12-o-clock
he leaves his home and walks the 50 meters or so to his regular
Gasthaus. And, Erich Zimmerman’s regular Gasthaus isn't very
special. It hasn't been redecorated for years, the hard
wooden seats are very uncomfortable, and the whole place stinks of
very old smoke! But, it's the food that's important, and Erich
Zimmerman loves Viennese food.
But,
there's one thing that Erich Zimmerman doesn’t understand. Viennese
food is in danger of becoming extinct. In future years there will be
no more sausages or schnitzels! And the reason is simple. It's the
young of today!
Most
young Viennese don't even know their own special kitchen. Nowadays
it's noodles and pizza and Chinese and Indian that's being eaten.
The future of eating in Austria is coming from the east, and, it's
the same all over the world!
Globalisation
and eating have merged into one, and, it's hardly surprising.
There is, after-all, something exciting about hot spicy meals, and
schnitzels and sausages, although sometimes delicious, have
become very boring. It's no longer just a question of taste,
it's now a question of choice. And, there is plenty to chose
from.
But,
of course, there is one European Kitchen that will always survive.
The French. There is nothing on earth that can beat it, not even
the noodles from Asia. The world is becoming smaller and smaller,
but France will always stay French!
And,
the Viennese kitchen? It will soon be a thing of the past, that is,
unless people start teaching the young to fry schnitzels and
sausages! And why not? Schnitzels, too, are my favourite meal!
Vocabulary
delicious
– schmackhaft
extinction
– aussterben
fry
– braten in ein Bratpfanne
it's
become – it has become
merged
(merge/merged/merged) – fusioniert
redecorated
– neu angestrichen
survive
– überleben
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