--GC Wk2 For Fun Trivia: Why, in Austria, is a Wiener schnitzel protected by law, but a Weiner würst not protected?

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Why, in Austria, is a Wiener schnitzel protected by law, but a Weiner würst not protected?

The 9th of September is National Wienerschnitzel Links to an external site. Day, and in Austria “and there's even an online Schnitzel Museum Links to an external site. dedicated to promoting it.”

Spaghetti with meatballsImage of Wiener schnitzel in Austria Links to an external site.
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“The Wiener schnitzel (literally: ‘Viennese schnitzel’) is as emblematic of the Austrian capital as Baroque palaces and classical composers. Any restaurant worth its breadcrumbs here features the pan-fried veal cutlet alongside sweet and vinegary Austrian potato salad, or even French fries. But schnitzel culture goes beyond the table: local Viennese groups have organised festivals to celebrate schnitzel, arguably Austria's most prominent national dish. The 9 September is designated National Wiener Schnitzel Day, and there's even an online Schnitzel Museum Links to an external site. dedicated to promoting, as it proclaims, the ‘Austrian cultural property” and showing “how much Wiener schnitzel [has] shaped Austrian culture.’”

“Today, the term ‘Wiener schnitzel’ enjoys protected legal status in Austria and Germany. Under Austrian culinary code, the term may only refer to a slice of veal coated in egg, flour and breadcrumbs that’s then fried. Pork, a popular veal substitute, must be labelled as ‘Wiener schnitzel vom Schwein’ (‘from pork’), or just as ‘schnitzel’.” -- BBCtravel Links to an external site. (06 August 2019)

A "Wiener würst", on the other hand, is simply a Viennese "sausage" traditionally made of pork and beef, and is not protected by the European Union's Protected designation of origin (PDO) Links to an external site.. In Vienna (Wein) a weiner is generally called a Frankfurter Würstl.
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