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Better believe it's true... https://xcancel.com/MartinSellner_/status/2031851835166761282 Some court cases

Illegal food in Austria?

Some people still don’t believe me, but this is reality in Austria. It can be illegal to eat and post a photo of a certain dish on April 20th. In extreme cases, it can even lead to years in prison.

There is an urban legend that an Austrian dish made of dumplings and eggs “Eiernockerl” was Hitler’s favorite meal.

Eating and posting it on his birthday can be interpreted by law enforcement as a criminal act: a violation of the Denazification Law (Verbotsgesetz), specifically § 3g for “nationalsozialistische Betätigung in anderer Weise" which carries penalties of up to ten years in prison.

There where cases of restaurants offering Eiernockerl on the menu on that day, getting investigated. Since § 3g is a "severe crime" Police can immediately surveille you, raid your home, take your devices and a court will examine whether there was a National Socialist motive behind the act of eating Eiernockerl.

In the worst case, someone could face prison. In any case, it can lead to a criminal record.

Better believe it's true... https://xcancel.com/MartinSellner_/status/2031851835166761282 [Some court cases](https://poal.co/static/images/06a6e6e4e4a2e211.png) >Illegal food in Austria? > Some people still don’t believe me, but this is reality in Austria. It can be illegal to eat and post a photo of a certain dish on April 20th. In extreme cases, it can even lead to years in prison. > There is an urban legend that an Austrian dish made of dumplings and eggs “Eiernockerl” was Hitler’s favorite meal. > Eating and posting it on his birthday can be interpreted by law enforcement as a criminal act: a violation of the Denazification Law (Verbotsgesetz), specifically § 3g for “nationalsozialistische Betätigung in anderer Weise" which carries penalties of up to ten years in prison. > There where cases of restaurants offering Eiernockerl on the menu on that day, getting investigated. Since § 3g is a "severe crime" Police can immediately surveille you, raid your home, take your devices and a court will examine whether there was a National Socialist motive behind the act of eating Eiernockerl. > In the worst case, someone could face prison. In any case, it can lead to a criminal record.
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[–] • 3 pts

Looks quick and easy. Will try in a month or so.

[–] • 1 pt

By the way, the batter and the cooking remind me very much of Swabian "Spätzle", our local pasta of choice.

We just make them long and thin, instead of irregular shaped dumplings. Achieved by either scraping the batter off of a cutting board or squeezing it through a special device right into the roiling salted water.

[–] • 1 pt

Sounds like a good plan. You can't rush these things.

[–] • 0 pt

I was thinking more the middle-ish of April just cuz.

[–] • 2 pts

Was being facetious. Around the 20th sounds like an excellent point in time to go about this endeavour.