When 24 tonnes of apples are catapulted across a road it can only mean a jam. And in this case it was a traffic jam that went on for three hours as firemen and police struggled to remove the fruit that had spread across the road in the agricultural district of Oberpullendorf in eastern Austria’s […]
Prisoners at Austria’s most high security prison where incest monster Josef Fritzl is serving his life sentence brewed more than 100 pints of Christmas punch – without guards noticing. Guards admitted that the alcohol had been brewed by a group of inmates in the prison kitchen, one of the most coveted jobs where Fritzl is […]
A treasure hunter thought he had discovered a valuable archaeological site when his metal detector uncovered antique tableware believed to be several hundred years old including candlesticks and fruit bowls hidden in a wood at Alland in Lower Austria. But archaeologists quickly realised that all was not as it seemed when they found that the […]
Thirty Burgenland-based culinary and agricultural establishments have opened their doors to Austrians and tourists with the motto “Come to Paradise and enjoy yourself” for this year’s Enjoyment Days. Enjoyment Days is a celebration in southern Burgenland of all things culinary and the now annual event is well established in the Burgenland calendar, and attracts visitors […]
Austrian schools have only claimed around a fifth of the 1.3 million euros made available as part of an EU project to provide kids with fresh fruit and vegetables. In a study in Salzburg local officials said that only five of the schools and about two dozen kindergartens had joined in with the program. In […]
More and more Austrians are picking fair-trade products, new figures show.Fairtrade Austria said today (Thurs) shops across the country generated a turnover of 87 million Euros by selling products from its portfolio last year, up by 21 per cent compared to 2009.The organisation explained bananas have been the most popular foodstuff in recent years. The […]
Austrian jam and honey producer Adolf Darbo AG (Darbo) has achieved a five per cent year on year turnover increase in 2010.The company which is based in Stans, Tyrol said today (Fri) that its turnover was 107.65 million Euros last year, adding that 21 per cent of its annual turnover was generated in […]
Hollywood superstars Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds visited Vienna on an incognito trip, it has emerged.The couple, who married two years ago, were spotted having breakfast at the citys Café Central yesterday (Tues).A waiter at the city centre hotspot told the press today that the actors had opted for the so-called Altenberg breakfast of jam, […]