Apfelstrudel (AHP-fel-SHTROO-del) Literally “apple whirlpool” From apfel (apple) + strudel (swirl, whirlpool, or rolled pastry). Apfelstrudel is especially Austrian and Viennese, with the oldest known handwritten strudel recipe dating to 1697 in Vienna, but it’s also loved across Germany, especially in the south. Thin pastry, apple filling, and a very good reason to make vanilla sauce.