Rindsuppe

(Austrian Clear Beef Soup)

Soups are the essential part of Austrian cuisine, and the most popular clear soup in the country is the simple rindsuppe. This particular variety has played a vital role in the Viennese culinary history, with which it is usually associated. The preparation of the broth is time-consuming and often includes boiling only beef bones for a long time.

The meat is cooked separately, usually in large pieces, and is subsequently sliced or cubed, then served. The most common vegetables cooked with the meat include carrots, parsley, celery, and leeks, which are also served together with the diced meat.

The onions are typically roasted on an open flame before being added to the soup. While the meat and vegetables are cooking, the foam is left untouched, and only when all of the ingredients are thoroughly cooked, the soup is strained to get its characteristic, clear golden color. Read more

The soup is usually served with traditional thin wheat noodles, but other varieties might include semolina and liver dumplings. Rindsuppe is served everywhere in Austria, and it can easily be found in every traditional Gasthäuser restaurant.

It is usually served as a part of a large three-course meal, either as an appetizer or as the first course.

Vienna, Austria

WHERE TO EAT The best Rindsuppe in the world (according to food experts)

Falter and 4 other food critics.

"Origin of Plachutta’s beef success comes from various specialties - from beef specialties and steaks to Tafelsptzes always served in beef soup. "

Julia Reiterics and 2 other food critics.

"If you want traditional beef soup, pay a visit to Plachutta."

Sofia Weissinger and 3 other food critics.

"Tasty beef soup with Tyrolean dumplings."

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"The soup was very strong and delicate, and it was a good addition to the meat."

Ella Marshall

"My new-found favourite Austrian dish, rindsuppe: a clear beef soup with a dumpling."

Angelika Deutsch and 1 other food critic.

"It was perhaps the last real summer day of the year, and yet autumn was in the air. And flew through the air, landed in the form of a dry chestnut leaf in the middle of the beef soup. But in what a soup!"