The Jewel of Austria: Apfelstrudel by Daniel "I have no truck with lettuce, cabbage, and similar chlorophyll. Any dietitian will tell you that a running foot of apple strudel contains four times the vitamins of a bushel of beans" (Perelman). This is how the famous food scientist S.J. Perelman describes the Apfelstrudel. It is simply amazing that an Apfelstrudel that is barely a pound can have 4 times the vitamins than a 24-pound bushel of beans. If you want a high-quality, tasty, and versatile food with an interesting history, you should choose a delightful pastry: the Apfelstrudel. Apfelstrudels taste good because of their high-quality ingredients and the clever techniques to make the Apfelstrudel. The Apfelstrudel’s ingredients consist of raisins dipped in rum, fresh butter, ground almonds, breadcrumbs, eggs, sugar, flour, salt, water, cinnamon, and apples (Strudel and Schnitzel). Traditional Austrian tec...