Chapter 1942 Sacher Torte

After the dinner, everyone sat in front of the fireplace, having a cup of coffee and a piece of cake for tonight's dessert.

Some people say that a visit to Vienna is not complete without eating Sachertorte, just like a visit to the capital is not complete without eating roast duck!

However, Austrians usually eat cake in the warm afternoon, drink a cup of coffee, taste a piece of Sachertorte, and enjoy the warmest time of the day. Happiness is actually that simple.

Today, in order to let the distinguished guests taste the most unique delicacies, the pastry chef specially made the Sacher cake.

Speaking of which, the Sacher Torte has a history of 180 years. It has become one of the indispensable symbols of Vienna, just like the Vienna Golden Hall, Vienna Music, and Viennese Waltz. This chocolate cake with apricot jam and cocoa icing may It is the most famous cake in the world.

The secret to the deliciousness of Sachertorte is that it is made with simple ingredients and perfect proportions.

The Sacher cake shop has kept its original recipe secret and strictly confidential. Currently, the most famous Sacher cake shop produces about 300,000 original Sacher cakes every year, because they are all handmade and require 21 pastry chefs and 25 packaging workers. Together, 70 tons of apricot jam alone are consumed every year.

"Do you know the history of the Sacher Torte? It's a very interesting story~"

Alois was also carrying a plate of cakes, with a friendly smile on his face from beginning to end.

Luo Yue said, "I know, it is said that in 1832, the then Austrian Prince Metternich went to attend the wedding of a painter friend.

He specially assigned his palace chef to make a special dessert for the celebrities and nobles attending the wedding, and also asked the chef not to embarrass him. However, unexpectedly, the chef suddenly fell ill. Some people said that he wanted to shirk responsibility. In short, The head chef took a leave of absence, so a 16-year-old pastry apprentice named Franz Sacher took on the difficult task.

That night, the young apprentice invented a chocolate cake with a unique flavor. This dessert sandwiched a layer of fresh apricot jam between the rich chocolate cake, separating the two layers of chocolate cake with different degrees of softness and hardness. , coated with dark chocolate sauce on the outside, and topped with a bit of unsweetened cream.

The princes and distinguished guests who attended the wedding were all amazed after tasting it.

Metternich was so happy that he named the cake he invented after Sacher. As a result, Sacher cake became popular among Austrian upper class society overnight and became a must-have dessert on the aristocratic table.

I heard that Princess Sissi has a special liking for Sacher cake! "

Alois laughed and said,

"Yes, that's it. Later, after years of training, Franz Sacher, who felt that he was an expert in cooking, opened a dessert shop in Vienna. This allowed more people to taste the Sacher cake, and this chocolate cake also became the first choice in Vienna at that time. Best selling dessert.

However, outsiders don’t know it. In fact, it was Franz Sacher’s son Eduard Sacher who really made the Sacher cake popular. When he was an intern in a palace dessert shop, he perfected his father’s cake recipe and created it as ‘Original Sacher’. The 'Her Cake' brand was first sold, and this recipe is still in use today.

Soon Eduard Sacher returned to work in his father's small shop, and gradually developed it into a hotel, which turned into the Sacher Hotel, a five-star luxury hotel in the center of Vienna. He also began to make wine in his own hotel. Selling the original Sachertorte, since then, there are two stores in Vienna selling authentic Sachertorte.

Unfortunately, the Sacher Hotel later went bankrupt and was sold to others, and Sacher's descendants sold the secret recipe of the cake to the palace dessert shop.

After the Sachertorte became famous, the hotel owners and the palace pastry shop began to argue over who was the 'original Sachertorte' and started a lawsuit.

Finally, after more than 20 years of lengthy legal proceedings, the two parties reached an out-of-court settlement: the Sacher Hotel could continue to use the circular logo of the 'Original Sacher Torte', while the Palace Pastry Shop used the triangular logo of 'Edward Sacher'. "

Yang Cheng asked, "Do the two cakes taste the same?"

Alois shook his head, "It's different, and the production method is also slightly different. The Sachertorte in the dessert shop has a layer of apricot jam under the chocolate icing, while the Sachertorte in the Sacher Hotel has another layer of chocolate in the middle. Added a layer of apricot jam.

But Viennese people prefer to go to dessert shops to eat because they think the oldest Sachertorte making method is used there.

However, there are also many people who like the taste of Sacher Hotel’s cakes, especially the layer of chocolate icing on the outside of the cake. It is a mixture of three different kinds of chocolate, and each chocolate is specially made by a different manufacturer for Sacher Hotel. As for the specific ratio of the three chocolates, it is confidential and only the Sacher Hotel will know it. "

Yang Cheng shrugged, "But now Sachertorte can be eaten all over the world, and it tastes pretty good."

Alois did not deny it, "There is nothing we can do about it. After all, there are many capable people. After tasting the cake, it is not difficult to make it taste exactly the same or improve it."

Luo Yue suddenly said with emotion, "Although I have never tasted the most authentic one, I feel that the Sacher cake at Vaduz Castle is the most authentic, as well as this famous cup of Vienna coffee."

Faced with such high-level praise, Alois just smiled faintly, but he said, "In fact, what you eat is the most authentic. My head chef once went to the palace dessert shop to learn."

Also, so-called business secrets are nothing to the royal family.

As for the Vienna coffee Luo Yue mentioned, it is also the most famous coffee in Austria. It was invented by a coachman named Einshuber. Perhaps for this reason, today, people occasionally call Vienna coffee a 'single-headed carriage'. ', captivating people all over the world with the sweet flavor of thick whipped cream and chocolate.

The colorful rice is sprinkled on the snow-white fresh cream, which makes your mouth water. Sipping the scalding hot coffee through the sweet chocolate syrup and cold fresh cream is even more unique.

The most important thing is that the aroma of Vienna coffee can be perfectly combined with the aroma of Sacher cake. It would be a pity to eat Sacher cake without Vienna coffee.

It can be said that this is a classic combination, just like soy milk fried dough sticks, bean juice fried dough sticks, and roast duck and lotus leaf pancakes, one of them is indispensable.

However, the best place to taste this classic pairing should be the coffee shop on the Danube River, because the cafes here are also different from other places. Europeans agree that it was the Turks who brought coffee to Europe, but the Viennese people made tasting coffee a It has become literature, art, and a kind of life.

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