Salzburgerland’s Bauernherbst Season Means A Celebration Of New Alpine Cuisine
The Bauernherbst (Harvest) season is a great opportunity to discover the latest gastro-trend sweeping SalzburgerLand: new Alpine cuisine, adapting hearty mountain fare to today’s palate. Now that Austria has dropped its requirement for fully-vaccinated UK travellers to self-isolate, an autumn trip is on. Full information about the region: www.salzburgerland.com
Bauernherbst kicks off at the end of August on the day the local herdsmen bring their livestock down from the high pastures. Their colourfully decorated animals are greeted with dancing, music and feasting by villagers in dirndls and lederhosen in celebration of the fat of the land.
Preparations for winter are set in motion. Jams, schnapps and cheeses are made, meats cured, fruit and veg preserved, cereals and grains stored. Farms open for visitors to taste and buy local produce and try their hand at cheese-making, milking or butter churning. Market stalls are heavy with produce and home-made handicrafts. Traditional cultural and sporting events are regular pop ups across the region.
SalzburgerLand’s restaurants are spoilt for choice of ingredients from the highest concentration of organic farms in Europe, and it’s no surprise the region also has the highest concentration of award-winning chefs in Austria. Tempting menus draw inspiration from family recipes handed down the generations. New Alpine cuisine means fascinating flavours, surprising combinations and a sprinkling of tradition.
Whether it’s to taste the creations of SalzburgerLand’s culinary stars, or for a classic Kaiserschmarrn and a rowanberry schnapps in a mountain refuge, the via culinaria is an invaluable tool, with 330 of the finest foodie addresses, themed for your personalised culinary journey in SalzburgerLand.
Bauernherbst Packages, based on 2 sharing b&b, are valid to 30th October 2021 and visitors are invited to participate in harvest festival events – each village has its own itinerary.
