Upper Austria

The lake district known as Salzkammergut is renowned for its fish– hardly surprisingly, since the region has no fewer than 76 crystal clear lakes nestling among the mountains. There are two dozen and more restaurants here specialising in fish dishes – trout, carp and pike perch, but also fish varieties which are found nowhere else.

Linz. The provincial capital, has a cake named after it (”Linzer Torte”), but Upper Austria is also famed for its ”Kaiserschmarrn” – actually Viennese in origin but probably brought to the region by the imperial court when Emperor Franz Joseph and his consort Princess Elisabeth spent their summers in the Salzkammergut resort of Bad Ischl.

Upper Austria produced a wide range of beverage which make an excellent accompaniment to a fine meal: cider, beer and wine, for instance, are all produced here.

Recipe tip: Kaiserschmarrn