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In 1898, Viennese Josef Manner I invented the Manner Original Neapolitaner Schnitte, or Manner Schnitte as it is known in Austria and well beyond. Five layers of thin, crisp wafers are filled with four layers of delicious hazelnut cream. Today, Manner Schnitten are also offered in other flavors, such as vanilla, lemon, or raspberry, but nothing comes close to the original hazelnut flavor.

Manner Schnitten are an Austrian icon, and many Austrians stuff their suit cases with packs of Manner Schnitten when traveling abroad, because one never knows… They do indeed come in handy when nothing edible can be found in far flung places. Plus, the little image of the Stephansdom (Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral) fondly reminds them of home. In other countries, babies are breast fed, in Austria they are raised on a diet of wafers and hazelnuts. Maybe that’s why they always end up beating the rest of the world in skiing competitions when they grow up… Who knows?

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One thing’s for sure. They are the damn best hazelnut wafers in the world. And if you happen to be in Vienna or Munich, go check out the Manner Shops where you can not only fill up on all things sweet, but purchase cool Manner shirts, toy trucks, and the like. Manner mag man eben!