Xanthan gum is a water-soluble gum used in baking for its thickening and stabilizing properties. It's a product of fermentation from corn, wheat or soy. Xanthan gum is a water-soluble gum used in baking for its thickening and stabilizing properties.
Other languages in Vienna. English is the number one foreign language Austrians learn and speak, but you may come across people who understand at least basic Spanish, French, or Italian too. However the prevalence of these languages is much lower among Austrian population compared to the prevalence of English. While not that much spread in Vienna, Italian is widely spoken in the southern regions of Austria (Styria, Carinthia, and Tyrol).
Yes, they speak English. Here the details: The national language in Austria is German. (For the record, there is no such thing as âAustrian.â) This German is more or less the same as the one used by the Germans. The only differences are accent and some vocabulary â much like the case with British and American English (though Germany and Austria use the same spelling). Having said that, the local Viennese dialect (wienerisch) is almost unintelligible and many of the words or the pronounciation bear no resemblance to anything you might have learnt in German lessons.