Culinary Delights in Styria
Experience genuine warmth – between glacier, lakes, apple orchards and vineyards.
Despite the region's varied landscapes, one trait connects its people: Styrian warmth. It is shaped by an easy-going curiosity, a touch of generosity and a sense of calm. You can feel these qualities in Alpine huts, farm shops, farmers’ markets, traditional wine taverns (Buschenschank) along the Styrian Wine Roads, as well as in inns and restaurants. And of course in the regional produce and dishes served there.
Some say that pumpkin seed oil runs through Styrians’ veins. This ‘green gold’ gives dishes such as Grazer Krauthäuptel salad, breaded chicken salad, scarlet runner bean salad and even desserts their delicate, nutty flavour. Along the Apple Road in Eastern Styria, visitors can taste crisp, sweet and tangy varieties from Arlet and Gala to Kronprinz Rudolf and Elstar. In the cold Alpine spring water thrive char, trout and mountain prawns. A touch of southern flair and fruity wines awaits at wine festivals and in traditional taverns along the Styrian Wine Roads. A charming corner of the world with genuinely warm people. That is what makes it ‘truly Styrian’.
Foodie favourites in Styria
Culinary experiences in Styria
Alpine cuisine in Styria
Enjoy Kasnocken (Austrian Mac'n'Cheese) with Styrian cheese, Ennstaler lamb roast or Bauernkrapfen in a rustic alpine hut with a view of the peaks. Have breakfast on the lake on a wooden boat or dine on an Aussee char, a brown trout, or mountain prawns from fresh spring water on the lake terrace.
However, this is only a small excerpt from the Styrian menus in the Alps. This year, as part of the Styrian "Almkulinarik by Richard Rauch" in the Schladming-Dachstein region, top chef Richard Rauch is once again creating surprising dishes from regional products together with 14 mountain hut owners. And because Styrians have discovered their love of wine as well as beer, a fitting Styrian wine is recommended with each new dish.
Gourmet huts in Styria
As precious as gold: Products from Styria
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Experience true originals in Styria!
First the wine, then the food: three winemakers from the Tement, Engel and Langmann Lex estates each present a special wine. Three-star chef Heinz Reitbauer creates perfectly matched dishes at Steirereck am Pogusch that bring out the wines’ aromas.
Chef versus AI: What’s for dinner today, AI? Christoph Mandl cooks at the Neumeister estate in the Saziani Stub’n restaurant in Straden, in South-Eastern Styrias' spa and volcanic region. Together with sommelier Ruth Mandl, Christoph offers a modern, seasonally inspired cuisine rooted in classical French technique.
A feast for the eyes: Eveline Wild creates sweet works of art. Sensual and sculptural, her creations could be displayed in a museum. The talented pâtissière brings a touch of the sweet life to the WILDer EDER, the 4-star hotel in St Kathrein am Offenegg in Styria.