Souvenir Hunt Winter Edition #1

At home, we rarely count a trip to the supermarket among the highlights of the day. But abroad, at least one supermarket visit is always planned in the hunt for edible souvenirs to take home. In winter too. What should you not miss from each winter sports country? FavorFlav browses the shelves.

Today we return from Austria with

1. Mozart Kugeln

Indeed, in 1890 they were named after Wolfgang Amadeus by their creator and confectioner Paul Fürst from Wolfie’s birthplace, Salzburg. The original spherical chocolates, with pistachios and marzipan in the centre, hazelnut-pistachio-almond nougat around it, and coated in chocolate, come in silver-and-blue foil. But skiers are mainly familiar with the red-and-gold version.

2. Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g.g.A.

Dark green in colour, nutty in flavour and packed with antioxidants, pumpkin seed oil from the southern Austrian province of Styria is a local speciality. The roasted seeds from which the oil is pressed come from a century-old local variety, Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca (styriaca means: from Styria). Since 1996, the oil has enjoyed European geographical protection: g.g.A. (geschützte geografische Angabe).

3. Manner Haselnuss Waffeln

They come from Vienna, but in 1898 Josef Manner called them Neapolitan (Neapolitaner Schnitte No. 239), because the hazelnuts were sourced in Naples. Each chocolate-hazelnut wafer contains five layers and is still made according to exactly the same recipe as in 1898, and sold in the flagship store on Stephansplatz in Vienna. Fortunately, they are also available in the supermarket.