Farm products and specialties from the region

Mit viel Liebe und Sachverstand erzeugen unsere Bauern auf ihren Höfen regionale, almfrische Köstlichkeiten. Grundstoffe, die die Natur liefert, werden schonend zu hochwertigen Nahrungs- und Genussmitteln veredelt. Fleisch, Brot, Nudeln, Honig, Gemüse, Kräuter, Pralinen und Edelbrände - frisch aus der Oststeiermarks - bringen die Almenland-Wirte für unsere Gäste auf den Tisch!

The Almenland Specialties Association consists of 30 farmers who supply 8 sales outlets and inns in the region. Many farms allow visitors to look over their shoulders as they work and offerguided tours and tastings. So that you can take the taste of the region home with you, the products are also sold from the farm and can also be ordered via the producers' online stores.

Almo Beef / Specialties / Nature Park

ALMO Beef

The oxen for the ALMO beef graze on the mountain pastures in the nature park.
Brandies & liqueurs / Specialties / Nature park

Brandies & liqueurs

Many different brandies, but above all the rowanberry brandy from the rowan tree.
Almenland-Honey / Specialties / Nature Park

Honey

The award-winning honey is also used to make gingerbread, mead and spreads.
Almenland Herbs / Specialties / Nature Park

Herbs

The large group of herb farmers produces a wide variety of products.
Stollen cheese & dairy products / specialties

Stollen cheese, butter & milk, ice cream

The Almenland Stollenkäse matures in Arzberg and has won many awards.
Free-range eggs Pasta / Specialties / Nature park

Free-range eggs, pasta, chickens

Pasta and egg liqueur made from free-range eggs at Moarhofhechtl.
Vinegar specialties / Specialties / Nature park

Vinegar specialties

Various vinegars are made from local fruits and herbs.
Chocolates Chocolate / Specialties / Nature Park

Chocolate, pralines, gingerbread

Pralines and chocolates with regional fillings for all those with a sweet tooth.
Bread & Cereals / Specialties / Nature Park

Bread and cereals

Not only cereals are produced, but also bread and pastries.
Fish / Specialties / Nature Park

Fish

The Almenland fish producers mainly offer trout and char.
Aronia products / Specialties / Nature park

Aronia products

Aronia specialties - from our aronia farmers at Almenland.
Regional shopping / products / specialties

Shopping

Regional shopping directly from the producers and in the Reisinger shopping center.

Frequently asked questions about culinary delights

Where can I buy ALMO meat?

The popular and well-known ALMO beef is available at Billa and Billa Plus throughout Austria. You can also buy it at the butcher's shop Pierer in Passail. So everyone can take a piece of Almenland home with them in the form of a culinary souvenir!


Of course you can also stop off at one of our Almenland innkeepers, who also have ALMO specialties on their menus.

Which inns and restaurants are Almenland?

Our Almenland Genusswirt innkeepers strive to make a stop at their establishment a culinary experience. Regional and seasonal products are used to conjure up delicious dishes. After all, in addition to the breathtaking natural landscape, the culinary landscape should also be memorable.

The Almenland Genusswirten include:

All information about the companies can be found here

To the gourmet inns

What is special about ALMO - where can I try it?

According to surveys, ALMO meat from our Alpine oxen is the most popular beef in Austria, which is precisely why ALMO meat is at the heart of the Almenland Nature Park region's flagship product.

It stands for a well-tended alpine landscape and serves as a livelihood for countless farmers in the region. Around 3,000 ALMO Alpine cattle are allowed to spend their summer on the Alpine pasture every year and feed on a wide variety of lush grasses and aromatic herbs.

The delicious meat is available from Pierer butcher's shop in Passail and at BILLA plus throughout Austria.

All further information about ALMO meat can be found here:

About ALMO beef

Are there culinary events or markets in the Almenland?

Yes, there are culinary events in the Almenland Nature Park!

Culinary delights are very important in the Almenland Nature Park, not only for the locals, who appreciate the regional variety of products, but also for the guests, who can get to know the region better through food and take it home with them as a souvenir - true to the motto "Simply precious"!

Due to this connection to the culinary arts, there are also numerous events centered around the valuable products from the Almenland Nature Park. These are the highlights:

  • A fresh spring awakening in the nature park Almenland
    • Here, everything revolves around the dandelion, which can be found here in abundance. They are used to conjure up a wide variety of culinary delicacies, from dandelion soup to dandelion ice cream.
  • Culinary Almenland Autumn at the businesses in the Almenland Nature Park
    • Autumn in particular rewards you with an abundant harvest, and our innkeepers conjure up special taste experiences from these regional products during the specialty days and weeks.
  • Happerl meal in Passail
  • Sterzfest on the Sommeralm
  • Rowanberry hiking day in St. Kathrein am Offenegg
  • Specialty days with the innkeepers
  • Various events at the businesses in the Almenland Nature Park

You can find these and other culinary events here:

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Are tastings or culinary tours offered?

Yes, there are several culinary excursion destinations in the Almenland Nature Park. Here, culinary delights are not just eaten, but experienced. The various excursion destinations show how important culinary delights are for the region:

  • At the Graf distillery in St. Kathrein am Offenegg, you can sample a wide variety of liqueurs and schnapps on a guided tour
     
  • In Koglhof at the Oswald/Schaffer vinegar factory a wide variety of vinegar specialties are produced, which can be tasted during a guided tour of the production facility
     
  • The Almenland Kreiner offers guided tours and tastings around the honey, but also other products such as the popular Almenland can be tasted in the farm store in Passail
     
  • The Moarhofhechtl in Passail produces not only its own pasta but also egg liqueur from its own eggs. This and a delicious egg dish can be sampled during a tour of the farm
     
  • The Kulmer in Haslau is known for its fish specialties, which can be tasted during a tour of the farm
     
  • In Tulwitz the Leitner alpine dairy produces fine cheese, which can be tasted during the guided tour "From hay to barn to cheese"

All further information, such as prices and dates, can be found here:

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