Butter on Schnitzel: the Great Debate

Fans of Schnitzel on Reddit are debating whether butter belongs on top of a Wiener Art Schnitzel.
Butter on Schnitzel: the Great Debate

Schnitzel in München. It’s a match made in heaven, right? Well, not quite if you’re one of the fans on Reddit who are up in arms about a recent post showcasing the “allerbeste Schnitzel im bayerischen Oberland”.

What seems to have set the comment section ablaze is not the juicy Wiener Art Schnitzel itself but rather the liberal dollop of Butter that was slapped on top.

A debate for the ages: Schnitzel mit Butter - yea or nein? As you might have gathered from my brief bio at the end of this piece, I have something of a confessed penchant for Nix, so of course I decided to spend the entire evening wandering the hills around Murnau looking for that magical elixir called Butterschnitzel.

Schnitzel lovers: at the very least can we agree to at all costs steer clear of butter-topped travesties, so utterly confusing as they might well cause unsuspecting non-Münchners?! Do us Münchners proud! Take up this simple rallying cry as if life depended on it.

*Make your Wiener Art mit panache (don’t settle for lacklustre cooking)! Let butter free.

Fans went to great lengths in defense of this artery clogger’s inclusion and generally quite beautifully said just as passionately all is good - an overall yummy hit when used.

At 16,90, surely if anyone didn’t fall on hard times last quarter I wasnt made to purchase but so - delicious meals get and/or full house hold cost… now now, that would actually be such a purchase, made.

*if you think a generous helping of German grease good here is some:

The internet never forgets. Not ever.

It’s all here, the butter and beyond. And if this particular topic has piqued your interest, here is a link I will be back, to add more of my deep dive in the world of German Schnitzel.

I’ll try to review all the popular and hidden gems, Butter Schnitzel the works. Along with all of the wacky cast of characters I’ve encountered in Munich, so stay tuned.

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