What is Wiener schnitzel?
{{Orphan|date=May 2009}} <br />{{distinguish2|[[Wienerschnitzel]], an American restaurant chain, or Shnitzel, a [[List of characters in Chowder|character in ''Chowder'']]}} [[Image:Wiener-Schnitzel02.jpg|thumb|240px|Wiener Schnitzel]] '''Wiener Schnitzel''' (''Viennese schnitzel'' in [[German Language|German]], where ''Schnitzel'' means a {{broken wikt link|cutlet|cutlet}} without bones) is a traditional [[Austria]]n dish and is a popular part of [[Viennese cuisine|Viennese]] and Austrian cuisine, consisting of a thin slice of [[veal]] coated in [[breadcrumb]]s and fried. In Austria the dish is traditionally served with a [[lemon]] slice, [[lingonberry jam]] and either [[potato]] salad or potatoes with [[parsley]] and [[butter]]. While the traditional Wiener Schnitzel is made of veal, it is now sometimes made of pork, though in that case it is often called ''Schnitzel Wiener Art'' ([[Germany]]) (Viennese style schnitzel) or ''Wiener Schnitzel vom Schwein'' (Austria) (Viennese schnitzel from the pig) to differentiate it from the original. In Austria, the term ''Wiener Schnitzel'' is protected by law, and any schnitzel called by that name has to be made from veal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/wienerschnitzel |title=Wiener Schnitzel |access-date=2009-04-25 |archive-date=2012-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225054454/http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/wienerschnitzel |url-status=dead }}</ref> The dish may have originated in [[Milan]], northern [[Italy]], as ''[[cotoletta|cotoletta alla milanese]]'', and may have appeared in Vienna during the 15th or 16th century. According to another theory, it was introduced in 1857 by Field Marshal [[Joseph Radetzky von Radetz|Radetzky]], who spent much of his life in Milan. The term ''Wiener Schnitzel'' itself dates to at least 1862.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} == Schnitzel Around the World == Schnitzel is often mistaken for sausage in the modern American society. What many Americans do not realize a