List of veal dishes facts for kids

Have you ever heard of veal? It's a special kind of meat that comes from young calves. Calves are baby cows! Veal is different from regular beef, which comes from older cows. Most veal comes from male calves. It's often a bit more expensive than beef.

Wiener Schnitzel is a famous dish from Austria.

Cotoletta is an Italian veal dish.

Veal piccata is a tasty meal.

Popular Veal Dishes Around the World

Many countries have their own special dishes made with veal. Here are some of them:

• Blanquette de veau – This is a creamy French stew. The veal and butter are not browned, which gives it a light color.
• Bockwurst – A German sausage often made with ground veal and pork.
• Braciolone – A large, rolled meat dish, sometimes made with veal.
• Bratwurst – A popular sausage from Germany. It can be made from veal, pork, or beef.
• Cachopo – A large, breaded dish from Spain, sometimes made with veal.
• Calf's liver and bacon – A classic dish combining calf's liver with crispy bacon.
• Carpaccio – This dish uses very thin slices of raw meat. Sometimes, veal is used for it.
• Cotoletta – An Italian word for a breaded cutlet of veal. It's like a thin, crispy veal chop.
• Hortobágyi palacsinta – A savory Hungarian pancake. It's often filled with seasoned meat, usually veal.
• Jellied veal – A traditional dish where veal is cooked and then set in a jelly.
• Karađorđeva šnicla – A Serbian dish, often a rolled and breaded veal cutlet.
• Ossobuco – A famous Italian dish. It's made with veal shanks braised (cooked slowly) with vegetables, white wine, and broth.
• Pariser Schnitzel – A simple veal cutlet from Paris. It's floured, dipped in egg, and pan-fried.
• Veal parmigiana – A popular dish where breaded veal is topped with tomato sauce and cheese, then baked.
• Paupiette – A thin slice of meat, often veal, that is rolled around a filling.
• Piccata – A way to prepare food where meat is sliced, coated, and then cooked quickly. It's served with a special sauce. This dish started in Italy using veal.
• Ragout fin – A fancy German stew. It includes veal, sweetbreads, and sometimes chicken or fish.
• Saltimbocca – An Italian dish meaning "jumps in the mouth." It's veal topped with prosciutto and sage.
• Scaloppine – Thin slices of meat, often veal, that are quickly cooked.
• Schnitzel – A general term for a thin slice of meat, often veal, that is breaded and fried.
• Tas kebap – A Turkish stew, sometimes made with veal.
• Tourtière – A Canadian meat pie. It can be made with various meats, including veal.
• Veal Marsala – Veal cutlets cooked in a rich Marsala wine sauce.
• Veal Milanese – A breaded and fried veal cutlet, similar to Cotoletta.
• Veal Orloff – A fancy French dish with slices of veal, often layered with mushrooms and cheese.
• Veal Oscar – A dish with veal, crab meat, and asparagus, topped with a sauce.
• Vitello tonnato – A cold Italian dish. It has sliced veal covered with a creamy sauce made with tuna.
• Wallenbergare – A Swedish dish, often a large veal patty.
• Weisswurst – A traditional Bavarian sausage. It's made from minced veal and pork.
• Wiener Schnitzel – A very thin, breaded, and pan-fried veal cutlet. It's one of the most famous dishes from Vienna and is the national dish of Austria.
• Zürcher Geschnetzeltes – A Swiss dish of sliced veal in a creamy mushroom sauce.

Images for kids

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  Blanquette de veau is a creamy French stew.

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  Jellied veal is a traditional dish.

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  Pariser Schnitzel is a simple fried veal cutlet.

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  Veal parmigiana is baked with sauce and cheese.

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  Ragout fin is a rich German stew.

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  A version of veal Orloff with layers of flavor.

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  A close-up view of vitello tonnato with its creamy sauce.

See also

• List of beef dishes
• Lists of prepared foods