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Fishing in Tirol

Fresh fish from either local waters or the faraway sea are served in almost every Tirolean home now. This was not always like this though. In the Middle Ages and modern age...

Inn Signs - Culinary Emblems

Old inn signs, often made of wrought iron and hand-painted, were put up as distinctive symbols. As with the pub itself, the origin of inn signs goes back to the Romans. The...

Tirolean Stir--Fries

Eating from the pan is not exactly good table manners. But with Tirolean stir-fries it’s almost a “must”: it’s much more fun and the food tastes even better. In Tirol it once...

Inns – Places of Comfort and Solace

Two things contribute to a satisfying dining experience: the food and the ambiance. In many a traditional Tirolean inn you will find exactly this: tasty food and a warm and...

Game & Venison Delights – An Important Part of Tirol’s Culinary Tradition

The annual hunting season is eagerly awaited by many people who appreciate fine delicacies made of fresh venison and game. A number of Tirolean inns offer seasonally changing...

Organic Mountain Food - A Platform For Unadulterated Tirolean Produce

Organic food is nothing new really: thousands and thousands of years ago all the food grown or planted was organic.

Of Fasting in Lent

When the “hunger cloths”, the violet Lenten veils, were brought out and drawn over pictures and images to hide the altar from the faithful, people knew: this was the start of...

Salz - The White Gold

Salt is so readily and cheaply available today that we don’t even think about it anymore. Whether it’s common table salt or sea salt – a salt shaker or salt mill is found in...

Törggelen!

“Törggeln” comes from the Italian word “torquere”, to press wine. What started out as a relaxed social gathering among wine farmers developed into a huge tourist attraction.

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