text: Schnitzel () is a thin slice of meat. The meat is usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer. Most commonly, the meat is breaded before frying. Breaded schnitzel is popular in many countries and is made using veal, pork, chicken, mutton, beef, or turkey. Schnitzel originated as wiener schnitzel and is very similar to other breaded meat dishes.
  Etymology
  The German word  () is a diminutive of , 'slice'. The name Wiener schnitzel is first attested in 1845.
  Wiener schnitzel
  is a popular Viennese dish made of veal and traditionally garnished with a slice of lemon and either potato salad or potatoes with parsley and butter.
  In Austria and Germany,  must be made of veal. When other meats are used, it can be called  ("Viennese schnitzel of pig/turkey/chicken") or  ("Schnitzel Viennese style").