What ten commandments has the Schnitzel Lord established? How can you test the quality of a Wiener Schnitzel using your pants? Why is it definitely not from Milan? How much schnitzel is actually in a true Wiener? And how do people indulge in schnitzel culture in Tel Aviv or Tokyo, in Montevideo or Copenhagen?

The schnitzel is sacred. If you really want to make enemies, serve a Wiener a schnitzel whose wonderfully crispy, golden-brown coating has been ruined by sauce! The Wiener Schnitzel is also a cult, and that's why it's time for a cult book that finally pays the proper tribute to the icon of Austrian identity.

Florian Weitzer, hotelier and host at the restaurant Meissl & Schadn, has invited colorful personalities to do just that. The result is an irresistible compendium of deliciousness – and as befits a truly profound work, it does not shy away from exploring the depths.