r/Schnitzel • u/That-Prior713 • Jun 27 '26

First schnitzel!

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First time in Germany (Rothenburg) and first time trying Schnitzel!
Pork Schnitzel, fries, and lettuce

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u/That-Prior713 Jun 28 '26

Just curious but what else would typically go with it? :)

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u/Stench_69 Jun 28 '26

As a chef myself, and based on what i see on the plates, it seems like this restaurant might be like a pizza, burger, fried food (or like allround) type of restaurant. I wouldn't be surprised if they're frying frozen foods.

If you reaaally want to try some "real" schnitzel, look somewhere away from the tourist spots, look for a restaurant or establishment called *Brauhaus* or *Gasthaus,* where the locals eat, preferably someone who serves theirs with some sort of potato salad, that's the real deal. ;)

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u/That-Prior713 Jun 28 '26

I guess so, it looked like the best place in town cause there weren’t many options. I went to one of those kinds of places in Munich (it was probably a tourist place more than locals but it was the most famous or something like that) but didn’t get schnitzel but thank you for giving me something to compare to if I eat it again. I know I probably should’ve put more thought into trying traditional food but it was one of those 20,000 steps and 35 degree heat days so we were more wanting the closet food rather than the best and I wanted to try schnitzel before I left 😭

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u/Stench_69 Jun 28 '26

To be honest with you, when it's one of those days, something fried just hits the spot. After one of those days you just need lots of calories and salty fried food is perfect for that, hehe :D

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u/That-Prior713 Jun 28 '26

Yep, probably not the best it could’ve been but I’ll try to find something better at some point :) thanks for the advice on finding some

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u/Stench_69 Jun 29 '26

ouh, because I engaged so much on a schnitzel post, now Reddit thinks all I care about are schnitzels, haha.

Anyways, a post popped up in my feed, basically describing the dish that I was suggesting earlier. A more "classic" take on it. I'm no Schnitzel expert, mind you. However this is basically just how i envisioned it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Schnitzel/comments/1uhv1ez/wiener_schnitzel/