Leberkässemmel at the Salzburg Christmas Market

I arrived in the city of Salzburg at around noon and I was able to quickly check in to the hotel and leave my stuff there. This gave me a lot of time to just wander around the city. This also means that I got there just in time for lunch. At that time, I was feeling a little stingy and I thought that maybe I should save my money for a better dinner. This was because I knew that there will be Christmas markets in the city center and I won’t be lacking for affordable places to eat at. The city center was just a bus ride away and I was there within minutes.

Cup of Gluhwein at the Salzburg Christmas Market

There were three Christmas markets near the Mozartplatz alone and that should be enough choices for me to pick from. A lot of the food here in the Christmas market are quite familiar, especially since I was in Germany the previous year. Again, unsurprisingly, there is a lot of German influence here not only in language but also with regards to food. I picked something which I haven’t had before, leberkässemmel. This is actually made of two words, leberkäse which is the filling and semmel is the bun itself. The leberkäse looks and tastes a lot like a meat loaf and you probably won’t be wrong. It is ground meat which is made into the shape of a meat loaf. I pointed at it and I was given a sandwich. It was rather boring to look at with just the meat loaf and the bread. For drinks, I pushed everything down with the piping hot glühwein – remembering to return the mug to get some of my money back.

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