On my recent trip to Vienna I got to experience what the Christmas capital of Europe (and maybe the world) had to offer. The holiday is a big deal in Vienna and everything is focused around dozens of holiday markets spread all over the city. Well as you can imagine these markets are full of sweet treats and Christmas surprises. For the next few days I'm going to highlight these sweet treats and maybe even convince you to make your way to Vienna next year for Christmas.
One of the strangest things I found in the Vienna Christmas markets, was the abundance of food themed Christmas ornaments. Throughout the market the two things you'll find most for sale are foods and Christmas ornaments. Some creative ornament makers have decided that it might be a good idea to mix these two ideas together.
While many of the food related ornaments were in fact based on Christmas candy, I found some that really boggled my mind. I'm not sure if it's a tradition anywhere to adorn your tree with cheese, but if it is, I'd like to visit this place.
Why not decorate your tree with your favorite condiment? While I really liked these shiny bottles, I think it would have been much cooler if they were filled with mayo and mustard. Imagine enjoying your after Christmas turkey sandwich and walking up to the tree only to decorate your sandwich from one of the ornaments. I think the only problem with that might be the lack of refrigeration.
The other popular trend in Vienna seems to be decorating your tree with chocolate treats. Many candy makers displayed wonderful looking chocolates covered in shinny wrappers ready to be hung. If you want to take a break from the traditional candy canes, but still want something edible on your tree, this could be the treat for you next year.
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