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MORE international names for the @ symbol, this time from Tim Fitzpatrick, of Glebe, who informs us that "in Italian, this little beast is called a 'chiocciola', which means 'snail'. Not a formal name, but graphic and eloquent nevertheless." Garry Stevens, of Annandale, adds that "in Israel it's called a strudel". The final word on the hash/hatch key comes from Tony Turner, of Tuross Head: "Musicians still call it the sharp key."

Smoked Salmon, Ricotta And Dill Roll, $5.50

It felt like a day in Austria: the air was brisk, scarves were out and we had a dog called Arnold Schwarcz with us. So it seemed right that he should point us in the direction of Hausfrau, where the air smelled of apfel strudel. The shelves were laden with sacher torte, custard slices and jars of gingerbread folk, but the time called for savoury so I went for the salmon - smoked lightly, shredded and mixed with a mild, smooth ricotta flecked with fresh dill and rolled up in crisp pastry. A ...

It's No Half-baked Title Chase

BAKING the perfect pie or a stunning strudel is a piece of cake for Laurence Tonitto.

Sweetly Surrender

Two European nobles of cuisine bring the passion back to patisserie. Strudel Baron 172 VICTORIA ROAD, DRUMMOYNE.TEL: 9181 3011. Open Tue-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun 8am-4pm.

Hungary For More

Sweet Kiss 343 CLOVELLY ROAD, CLOVELLY. TEL: 9664 2654. Open Daily 8am-5pm . Best buys Chestnut hearts $2.20 each, whole strudel (about 40cm long, above) $14, Dobostorte (12cm) $7.50. A tiny cake shop in Clovelly is home to Budapest's best kept secrets.

Bean Feast

Treehorn Vegetarian Restaurant 19 HAVELOCK AVENUE, COOGEE . TEL: 9664 4005 . Open Dinner Tue-Sat 6-10.30pm. Booking recommended.* Tried Large antipasti plate ($19), madras spiced mixed vegetable and chickpea curry ($14), vegetable lasagne ($14), pumpkin, cumin and zucchini soup ($14), apple strudel ($7). Bottom line for three $68 Eating your vegies can sometimes prove a pure delight.

The Clothes That Time Forgot

uberbar ABOVE LOWENBRAU KELLER, CORNER ARGYLE AND PLAYFAIR STREETS, THE ROCKS. TEL: 9247 7785. Open Mon-Fri 11am-2.30pm, Thu-Sat 5pm-late. Crowd Mixed and unwound. Vibe More Berlin than Bavaria. Highs Nice atmosphere. Lows The absent side-order of strudel. Drinks Cocktails from $12, chardonnay $6.70. An upstairs escape from lederhosen is almost successful.

It's Jolly Germans Who Love A Lager

At the risk of oversimplifying one of Europe's major economic powers I believe the three leading achievements of the German people are as follows: they build a mean luxury car; they gave the world strudel; and, above all else, they know how to party. Germans have perfected the art of celebratio

Hungary Hoards

Don't forgo the goulash, but there really is much more to life ... World favourite Sweet apple strudel, Almas retes, is easy to make with Greek filo pastry. Photograph by george fetting T'S not the flavour of the month, nor the year, nor even of the century. Yet Hungarian cooking should not be

Fat Ladies Prompt A Strudel-do

IN the new edition of The Two Fat Ladies cookbook, there is a wonderful recipe for Danish Apple and Prune Cake. Nobody who has seen these two indefatigable gastronomes at work and play on television will forget the way they put together a menu. Proper acknowledgement for the cake recipe is giv

Just About Everything For Everyone

SITTING under a blue umbrella on a sunny day in Chatswood Mall, sipping coffee and nibbling a freshly baked apple strudel, it's hard to be cranky with anyone - even your boss. With planter boxes, trees and pavers, it's a pleasant place to meet a friend or relax for a few minutes while shop

Strudel And Brides Beat The Swim

It's taken less than two weeks for Australia to extract sweet revenge from Atlanta, Georgia. Yesterday Atlanta, the US city which last month pipped Melbourne for the right to host the 1996 Olympics, had its record for the world's largest apple strudel stolen by cheeky Port Macquarie.