Der Alpe-Adria-Trail – -A delight for vegetarians

But what about the Alpe-Adria-Trail with its suitability for vegetarian long distance hiking? No problem or do you have to suffer from starvation after strenuous hiking days? No: no hunger – and yes: lots of pure enjoyment. In fact, the famous Carinthian national dish is a vegetarian dish: the Carinthian Kasnudeln. Without this dish you don’t know Carinthia. But you don’t have to eat Carinthian Kasnudeln all the time (by the way, there is also a vegan version available): Especially in the upper part of Carinthia the Käsespätzle and the (Eastern Tyrolean) Schlipfkrapfen are quite common. And, even though desserts are always vegetarian, I remember the delicious Kletzennudeln, which you absolutely have to try once!

The closer you get to Italy on the Alpe-Adria Trail, the stronger the italian influence will be (not only) in the culinary part. And for vegetarians, Italy is probably the biggest paradise on earth after India (well, I admit you won’t find indian food on the Alpe-Adria-Trail).

In Carinthia, agriculture is – like every region in the Alps – traditionally strongly oriented towards livestock farming and alpine agriculture. This is why we all like Carinthia’s beautiful alpine landscape so much – it would not exist without cattle farming. Along the Alpe-Adria-Trail there has always been something at the table that is today called Slow Food and the latest trend: a self-produced cheese board (possibly the cows are looking around the corner at the Almhütte where you are seated), homemade elderberry juice, freshly baked bread. If you know the difference in taste, you know what I mean: A homemade reindling or a cheese soup from own production cannot be beaten in taste and the sustainability of the production is second to none. And this is a point that is very important for me as a vegetarian: living sustainably and eating consciously.

On the other hand, the dominance of livestock farming in mountain farming means that traditional dishes without meat usually have milk or eggs as an ingredient. Good for vegetarians, not so good for vegans. Nevertheless, as a vegan long-distance hiker you don’t need to worry at all about Carinthia: in general, all hotels bookable at Bookyourtrail.com along the Alpe-Adria-Trail are really nice hotels with an authentic but modern cuisine. They always create something delicious and surprising for vegetarians and vegans alike. Once a traditional Carinthian dish and the other time an international dish. All you have to do at Bookyourtrail.com is add the remark that you are vegetarian or vegan, and we’ll take care of it beforehand. There will be only positive and no negative surprises in vegan or vegetarian long-distance hiking – even if a vegetarian or vegan joke isn’t completely out of the question from time to time 😊.
You can find general information about the Alpe-Adria-Trail here

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