The borders between today’s Austria and its southern neighours are particularly dissipating in Carinthia. Instead of drizzling with melted butter, here the famous “Kasnudeln” are topped with melted "Sasaka". The word comes from the Slovenian and simply means finely-diced bacon, or a type of lardons. And as a wonderfully spicy spread for bread, it also figures prominently in Styrian cuisine – proving that the colourful culinary merry-go-round in the former territories of the Habsburg Monarchy is still vibrant today.