Overview
- Vienna’s Theater-Restaurant Kulisse removed the egg dumpling dish Eiernockerl from its April 20 menu and said on Facebook it wanted to show responsibility, remembrance, and rejection of any glorification of fascism.
- The restaurant’s post went viral and drew sharp reactions online, with many commenters calling the move excessive and a smaller number praising the stance.
- In Lower Austria, the GEA Hotel zur Sonne in Schrems had Eiernockerl listed for April 20 and staff later said the menu was planned weeks ahead and they had not adjusted it in time.
- Fresh reports in Austrian media describe other venues serving the dish on the same date, including a caterer who fed it to schoolchildren and later apologized, saying he had not known about the date’s loaded meaning.
- Eiernockerl is widely reported as a favorite of Adolf Hitler and April 20 is used by far-right groups, which has turned a simple comfort food into a recurring test of judgment for restaurants and caterers each year.