{"id":8037,"date":"2016-12-29T23:25:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T23:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8037"},"modified":"2016-12-30T06:23:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T06:23:51","slug":"a-few-things-to-know-about-delicious-sachertorte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/a-few-things-to-know-about-delicious-sachertorte\/","title":{"rendered":"A few things to know about delicious Sachertorte"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of this week, there was this mysterious\u00a0Holzdose\u00a0<\/em>(wooden box) on the\u00a0K\u00fcchentisch\u00a0<\/em>(kitchen table) at work. A decorated S\u00a0<\/em>crowned the words Hotel Sacher<\/em>,\u00a0written in\u00a0Sch\u00f6nschrift\u00a0<\/em>(calligraphic writing). Located in\u00a0WIEN<\/em>, as the box revealed. A\u00a0Siegel\u00a0<\/em>(seal) underneath told me what’s inside:\u00a0Original Sacher Torte, <\/em>it said, again in Sch\u00f6nschrift<\/em>. You wonder what that is? Soft, chocolatey crumbles, a perfectly sweet chocolate glazing, and a hint of fruit… Add some whipped cream, and you have the perfect combination!<\/p>\n

The Sacher story<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sachertorte at Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Austria (Image by Haeferl at Commons.wikimedia.org under license CC BY SA 3.0 at)<\/p><\/div>\n

So that’s exciting! An original Sachertorte, just lying around at work! Lucky day for me. But what does that mean, Sacher? It is not a real German word. And what does “original” mean here? Let’s find out.<\/p>\n

The story of a young apprentice chef<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The story of the\u00a0Sachertorte<\/em>\u00a0(Sacher pie)\u00a0<\/em>starts in 1832, when\u00a0F\u00fcrst <\/em>Metternich\u00a0(Prince Metternich) ordered his\u00a0Hofk\u00fcche\u00a0<\/em>(court kitchen) to make a special dessert for high-ranking guests. However, the chef of the kitchen was sick that day, and so second-year apprentice chef Franz Sacher had to do the job. He then created the basis for the Sachertorte <\/em>as we know it today.\u00a0He was only 16 years old at the time! Even though the guests liked what they had, the dessert wasn’t given any more attention for some time.<\/p>\n

Sacher’s oldest son Eduard was learning at\u00a0Hofzuckerb\u00e4ckerei\u00a0<\/em>Demel (court confectionery Demel), and perfected the recipe during his time there. First, this Sachertorte was offered only at Demel. Later in 1876, however, Eduard opened a hotel, called\u00a0Hotel Sacher<\/em>, which was then also selling the pie.<\/p>\n

Both started selling the\u00a0Original Sachertorte\u00a0<\/em>– which led to decades of legal dispute over who could sell the original! In 1963, they reached an agreement:\u00a0Hotel Sacher\u00a0<\/em>could sell the\u00a0Original Sachertorte<\/em>, while Demel could offer an\u00a0Eduard-Sachertorte<\/em>. The latter is also known as\u00a0Demel’s Sachertorte<\/em>. So Sachertorte\u00a0<\/em>refers to the family name\u00a0Sacher<\/em>, while Original\u00a0<\/em>just refers to the one sold at\u00a0Hotel Sacher<\/em>.<\/p>\n

How is it made?<\/strong><\/h2>\n