Weiner or Hamburger Schnitzel (1868)

[David Bergdahl]

It used to be (35 yrs ago) that a pork-schnitzel was "Pariser"
-db

On 7/7/07, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Is "Holsteiner Schnitzel," as opposed to "Schnitzel Holsteiner Art,"
> now the usual term in Germany? I have to keep reminding myself that
> most of what I (think I) know about dialect and slang dates from a
> half-century or more ago.
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> On 7/4/07, Chris F Waigl <chris at lascribe.net> wrote:
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> > Wilson Gray wrote:
> > > According to Wikipedia, as cited by Barry, the Schnitzel Holsteiner
> > > Art is breaded, whereas the Hamburger schnitzel is not. "Breaded"
> > > corresponds to the Holsteiner schnitzel as I've experienced it both in
> > > Germany and in the States. I'm not familiar with the Hamburger
> > > schnitzel.
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> > [Is the misspelling "Weiner" for "Wiener" that old?]
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> > In my version of German:
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> > - Schnitzel: veal or pork, no bone, always breaded EXCEPT if it's one of
> > the subtypes that comes with a sauce (Jägerschnitzel, Zigeunerschnitzel
> > [sic]). Chicken needs extra declaration ("Hühnerschnitzel"), just like
> > vegetarian varieties.
> > - Kotelett: veal or porc, with bone, can be breaded or not
> > - Steak: unbreaded; beef, veal, pork (or horse...), if it's not a
> Kotelett.
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> > According to Wikipedia, Holsteiner Schnitzel derives its name from a
> > person, not the region (to which the English Wikipedia links the name).
> > Hamburger Schnitzel is unknown to me and to the German Wikipedia.
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> > Chris Waigl
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