Another Item Has Changed to Chicken

[Lehuaann]

Biergarten’s Pork Schnitzel

DS ate there yesterday and was told they are trying something new and open to feedback. He said it was good, but it’s also breaded and meant to be covered in sauce, so...

I have already lost my Braised Pork at BOG, so hoping this trend doesn’t extend to the sausages.

 

[MomOTwins]

I think it is good for this sort of thing to happen at buffets, since at least two major world religions forbid eating pork, and it is easy for kids to grab something from the buffet without looking too carefully if it looks like chicken. I am less impressed with it at restaurants where you order your food, since there is more control over what is chosen to be eaten.

 

[TravelandLeisure]

I think it is good for this sort of thing to happen at buffets, since at least two major world religions forbid eating pork, and it is easy for kids to grab something from the buffet without looking too carefully if it looks like chicken. I am less impressed with it at restaurants where you order your food, since there is more control over what is chosen to be eaten.

I disagree with this. So because some people choose to not eat pork, no one should be able to have pork?

 

[kiford]

I disagree with this. So because some people choose to not eat pork, no one should be able to have pork?

Obviously not, but if there are a large number of patrons who cannot eat pork, it's going to be less popular and you are going to be potentially left with a lot of wastage at a buffet or, in the case of TS restaurants, spoilage if it's not ordered at a sufficient level.

On a side note: DH's family is from Bavaria and when we've visited there only about 25% of the time was the schnitzel made with pork. I've had it made with turkey, chicken, and veal far more often than pork there. His aunt almost always made it with chicken or veal.

 

[Allison]

Obviously not, but if there are a large number of patrons who cannot eat pork, it's going to be less popular and you are going to be potentially left with a lot of wastage at a buffet or, in the case of TS restaurants, spoilage if it's not ordered at a sufficient level.

I don't think that is an issue. Anyone running a restaurant would know the appropriate amounts to order and prepare to avoid spoilage.

 

[angelmav]

Yeah, that is a pretty stupid reasoning for something that is typically pork. The usual alternative though is a pounded turkey cutlet, not chicken. Though turkey costs more so...

 

[kiford]

I don't think that is an issue. Anyone running a restaurant would know the appropriate amounts to order and prepare to avoid spoilage.

Which is one reason why items are often removed from menus. They are not popular and they know this because they monitor wastage and spoilage.

Yeah, that is a pretty stupid reasoning for something that is typically pork.

But it's not typically pork. Schnitzel is made from any number of different meats. As long as you can pound the meat thin, bread it, and fry it quickly in butter it's schnitzel. Many people have only ever seen it or had it made from pork but it's only one of several options.

 

[angelmav]

Which is one reason why items are often removed menus. They are not popular and they know this because they monitor wastage and spoilage.

Are you at all familiar with German food? They consume more pork than any other place on the planet. If that is an issue, one of the hundreds of other restaurant options are a much better alternative.

 

[angelmav]

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[TravelandLeisure]

Obviously not, but if there are a large number of patrons who cannot eat pork, it's going to be less popular and you are going to be potentially left with a lot of wastage at a buffet or, in the case of TS restaurants, spoilage if it's not ordered at a sufficient level.

Well none of us really know the actual reason they changed it, but I would guess it’s a cost-cutting measure. The PP whose message I quoted suggested that it was a good thing for them to do because 2 religions don’t eat it and kids might accidentally pork on their plate, not that it wasn’t popular. I don’t think we have any evidence that there are “large numbers of patrons who cannot eat pork.”

 

[Lehuaann]

Obviously not, but if there are a large number of patrons who cannot eat pork, it's going to be less popular and you are going to be potentially left with a lot of wastage at a buffet or, in the case of TS restaurants, spoilage if it's not ordered at a sufficient level.

On a side note: DH's family is from Bavaria and when we've visited there only about 25% of the time was the schnitzel made with pork. I've had it made with turkey, chicken, and veal far more often than pork there. His aunt almost always made it with chicken or veal.

But is it typical for German schnitzel to be made with chicken?

Which is one reason why items are often removed menus. They are not popular and they know this because they monitor wastage and spoilage.

I believe this is cost related, as there are plenty of options on the buffet for non-pork guests.

 

[kiford]

I don’t think we have any evidence that there are “large numbers of patrons who cannot eat pork.”

Never said that there was any evidence, I suggested that IF there were a large number who can't it could be a reason. It's one of a number of possibilities as to why they removed it, as is your suggestion of cost-cutting. You are correct - none of us know the real reason and there may be several. I know that several of my local restaurants have removed pork dishes from their menu because it's just not very popular. Why it's not, I don't know - it may be regional.

But is it typical for German schnitzel to be made with chicken?

Absolutely - at least where DH's family lives in Bavaria. Quite often, it's simply whatever meat they have on hand that can be breaded and fried. Plenty of biergartens we ate at had chicken or veal schnitzel as well as pork.

 

[TartanFan]

Are you at all familiar with German food? They consume more pork than any other place on the planet.

I think Spain may hold that record! I'm that weird person who despises chicken except freshly roasted with gravy. Give me a charcuterie plate of Iberico meats any day! (I may be biased - I live in Spain!)

 

[angelmav]

Never said that there was any evidence, I suggested that IF there were a large number who can't it could be a reason. It's one of a number of possibilities as to why they removed it, as is your suggestion of cost-cutting. You are correct - none of us know the real reason and there may be several. I know that several of my local restaurants have removed pork dishes from their menu because it's just not very popular. Why it's not, I don't know - it may be regional.



Absolutely - at least where DH's family lives in Bavaria. Quite often, it's simply whatever meat they have on hand that can be breaded and fried. Plenty of biergartens we ate at had chicken or veal schnitzel as well as pork.

LOL, no that is not typical. Typical is a pork schintzel in Germany. That is the most common. The traditional meat for the schnitzel is actually veal. To appeal to a wider audience however we often found Turkey to be an alternative while living in Germany for over a decade. Usually a breaded chicken cutlet was not listed as a schnitzel.

Though German food tends not to be wildly popular in the US to begin with.

 

[sethschroeder]

I think it is good for this sort of thing to happen at buffets, since at least two major world religions forbid eating pork, and it is easy for kids to grab something from the buffet without looking too carefully if it looks like chicken. I am less impressed with it at restaurants where you order your food, since there is more control over what is chosen to be eaten.

Sorry but no it should not be removed. It should instead just be clearly marked.

Can I just take this down a rabbit hole for a second? By extension beef should be removed. Then we should move on to health risks that nuts, dairy, and shellfish cause?

I will never support the outright removal of an option, instead taking the position that Disney should cleary mark items and continue the practice of working with guests on specialized food requirements when needed.

I also don't have old enough kids but I also would not let them just randomly grab food at a buffet if we truly had health or religious reasons. If I had health issues I wouldn't even be at a buffet to start with as well.

 

[elgerber]

But is it typical for German schnitzel to be made with chicken?

My brother in law moved to Germany in 1992, married a Bavarian woman and never came back. When they come to visit they always make us Schnitzel, and it's always been pork.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Well none of us really know the actual reason they changed it, but I would guess it’s a cost-cutting measure.

I don't eat pork (or salmon cakes, or meatloaf, or the other few things we had for dinner every. danged. week. growing up) by obvious choice .

But pork seems really, really cheap. My supermarket has pork tenderloin on sale a lot, $1.99 per pound. I think the results replacement is just a matter of what sells.

 

[nkereina]

Obviously not, but if there are a large number of patrons who cannot eat pork, it's going to be less popular and you are going to be potentially left with a lot of wastage at a buffet or, in the case of TS restaurants, spoilage if it's not ordered at a sufficient level.

I would argue that the number of visitors to Biergarten who can and do eat pork is likely greater than the number of people who visit Biergarten and do not or cannot eat pork, so I don't think this is a valid point. People who dine at Biergarten are doing so because they want German food which is known to be meat-heavy. Pork is a staple of the cuisine, even if the schnitzel is sometimes made with other meats.

I think the issue is less about people's tastes and cultural requirements, and more about cost - buying more chicken in bulk rather than pork will save $$. They gotta pay for SWGE somehow!

 

[TravelandLeisure]

But pork seems really, really cheap. My supermarket has pork tenderloin on sale a lot, $1.99 per pound. I think the results replacement is just a matter of what sells.

I’ve always found pork to be pretty cheap as well. I’m still upset they took away the much-beloved pork dish from BOG. This dish was extremely popular with many, so I assumed they must somehow make it with chicken for cheaper.

 

[Bella Blue]

Was the chicken bad? the pork was one of my favorites. Third restaurant that took my favorite off the menu.