[nopardons]

I've NEVER heard of anything called "VIENNESE CHEESE", but then, my family had its own names for certain FOR REAL Hungarian dishes ( GERMAN FRIEND POTATOES...but they ARE an Hungarian dish, with a Hungarian name, I found out, as an adult, but I still call it by that "family" name! ), but they NEVER changed the actual recipe, except to either up date it a bit ( once wood stoves were replaced by gas ones, using butter instead of lard, because American lard didn't taste "right", etc. ), or adapt to American ingredients, once they were here.

And your description of that spread sounds awful; especially compared to the for real Liptauer one. So please DO try the posted authentic Hungarian recipe IF you think it might be something you'd enjoy eating. :-)

[nopardons]

YIKES...that's German FRIED, not friend, Potatoes. :-(

[miss marmelstein]

There is no such thing as Viennese Cheese - I explained how the name came about. I don’t really do these type of things, anyway, the closest I’ve come is Lipton’s Onion Dip with sour cream. Interestingly, people fall all over that stuff when I have it at parties. Same with Pigs in a Blanket. No matter how snobby people are, they love American-style appetizers even while sneering at it. Never fails!