page_title: Schnitzel
section_title: Germany
hierarchical_section_title: Schnitzel / Worldwide schnitzels / Germany
caption_attribution_description: English: Jägerschnitzel as served at a German restaurant.
context_page_description: A schnitzel is a thin slice of meat fried in fat. The meat is usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer. Most commonly, the meats are breaded before frying. The breaded schnitzel is popular in many countries and made using veal, pork, chicken, mutton, beef, turkey, or textured vegetable protein as a vegan alternative. It is very similar to the dish escalope in France, tonkatsu in Japan, and the milanesa of Italy, Mexico, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and chicken fried steak of the American South.
context_section_description: In Germany, the term Schnitzel means cutlets in general, not just breaded, fried ones.
  Jägerschnitzel (hunter's schnitzel) is a schnitzel with mushroom sauce. Depending on the region of Germany and personal taste, it may or may not be breaded. (Jägerschnitzel may also refer to an eastern German variant made of Jagdwurst, which originated in East Germany.)
  Schnitzel Wiener Art is not made from a veal escalope but instead a pounded, breaded and fried pork cutlet cooked in the same style. It's mostly served along with french fries and a lemon slice.
  Münchner Schnitzel (Munich schnitzel) is a variation on the Wiener Schnitzel prepared with horseradish and/or mustard before coating in flour, egg and bread crumbs.
  Rahmschnitzel (cream schnitzel) is a schnitzel with a cream sauce, often containing some mushrooms.
  Zigeunerschnitzel (gypsy schnitzel) is a schnitzel with a zigeuner sauce containing tomato, bell peppers, and onion slices. This schnitzel is also called Paprikaschnitzel (bell pepper schnitzel), Schnitzel Balkan-Art (Balkan-style schnitzel) or Schnitzel Budapester Art (Budapest-style schnitzel). Much like the English term "gypsy", the term Zigeuner is viewed as offensive by some Romani people.
caption: Jägerschnitzel as served at a German restaurant
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