Kaiserschmarrn

Kaiserschmarrn (German pronunciation: [ˈkaɪzɐˌʃmaʁn] ^ⓘ) or Kaiserschmarren (German: [ˈkaɪzɐˌʃmaʁən] ^ⓘ; 'Emperor's Mess') is a lightly sweetened pancake that takes its name from the Austrian emperor (Kaiser) Franz Joseph I, who was fond of this fluffy shredded pancake. It is served as a dessert or as a light lunch alongside apple sauce and contains raisins or dried cranberries.

Kaiserschmarrn is a popular meal or dessert in Austria, Bavaria, and many parts of the former Austro-Hungarian empire, e.g. Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic, northern Croatia and western Romania, which usually use the name as a loan word or translations of it. In Slovenia, it is called cesarski praženec or šmorn. Its Hungarian name is császármorzsa or smarni; its Czech name is (Císařský) trhanec or kajzršmorn. In Slovak it is called Cisársky trhanec; Its Romanian name is șmoră.