 Kaiserschmarrn with apple sauce | |
| Type | Pancake |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Main ingredients | Flour, eggs, sugar, milk, butter |
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Kaiserschmarrn (German pronunciation: [ˈkaɪzɐˌʃmaʁn] ) or Kaiserschmarren (German: [ˈkaɪzɐˌʃmaʁən] ;[1] 'Emperor's Mess')[2] is a lightly sweetened pancake that takes its name from the Austrian emperor (Kaiser) Franz Joseph I, who was fond of this fluffy shredded pancake. It is served as a dessert or as a light lunch alongside apple sauce and contains raisins or dried cranberries.
Kaiserschmarrn is a popular meal or dessert in Austria, Bavaria, and many parts of the former Austro-Hungarian empire, e.g. Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic and northern Croatia, which usually use the name as a loan word or translations of it. In Slovenia, it is called cesarski praženec or šmorn. Its Hungarian name is császármorzsa [3][4] or smarni;[4] its Czech name is (Císařský) trhanec or kajzršmorn. In Slovak it is called Cisársky trhanec.
- ^ Sheraton, Mimi (2002). The German Cookbook. New York: Random House.
- ^ Meehan, Monica; von Baich, Maria: Tante Hertha's Viennese Kitchen; New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.; London, Cape Town, Sydney, Auckland; 2011; page 148
- ^ June Meyers Authentic Hungarian Heirloom Recipes Cookbook
- ^ a b "smarni | Magyar etimológiai szótár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-09-20.