Despite the early hour, about 25 people are gathered in the courtyard of Gut Purbach.
Spellbound and expectantly silent, they watch as the pig is led into the yard by the master butcher. It’s six o'clock in the morning, night has not yet given way to day, it’s pitch dark and smells of fire, wood and fresh snow.
The butcher's gun pops, and the sow immediately falls to the ground, stunned. Quick as a flash, the butcher slits her throat. A young woman with a bucket jumps over and catches the blood that shoots thick and red from the pig's neck. The animal twitches briefly, then lies still. The audience first breathes a sigh of relief, then they cheer: the Sautanz (sow dance) has begun!
Soon there will be very fresh, pan-seared liver, with it’s slightly earthy-nutty flavor and aroma of a warm summer’s day thanks to the marjoram; fresh greaves, burning hot, crispy and salty, with a flavour as if someone had compressed an entire roast pork into the size of a cherry; bratwursts, from which the hot, spicy juice spurts out when cut open. And finally, the fresh pork belly, dripping with fat yet crispy, redolent of roast meat and sweet garlic and caraway, and braised until so soft it can be eaten with a spoon.
SAUTANZ PACKAGE
Relax and enjoy the Sautanz (the pig dance!),
have a chat or philosophise with your host,
the farmer, or the people sitting next to you.
We also offer the chance to spend the night at Gut Purbach or one of our partner establishments.
Friday, 15.12.2023
- 7 PM SAUTRANK (pig drink!)
- Pig’s fodder served in 5 courses
- What does a Mangalitza sow eat?
- How did it grow up, did it have a name?
- A conversation with the farmer, guests and cook.
- Schnapps
- Coffee
- Everything that goes with it
- Recovery in bed
Saturday, 16.12.2023
- 7 AM Pannonian breakfast
- 8 AM – 20:00h SAUTANZ
Sunday, 17.12.2023
- Pannonian breakfast
Day tickets for € 155,00 / person are available on gutpurbach.at
Reservations for the packages gladly by mail to office(at)gutpurbach.at
SAUTANZ PACKAGE
In a double room: € 580,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Suite Burgenland: € 680,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Country House: € 790,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE
The unique 3-day Sautanz
Relax and enjoy the Sautanz (the pig dance!),
have a chat or philosophise with your host,
the farmer, or the people sitting next to you.
We also offer the chance to spend the night at Gut Purbach or one of our partner establishments.
Thursday, 07.12.2023
- 7 PM SAUTRANK (pig drink!)
- Pig’s fodder served in 5 courses
- What does a Mangalitza sow eat?
- How did it grow up, did it have a name?
- A conversation with the farmer, guests and cook.
- Schnapps
- Coffee
Friday, 08.12.2023
- Pannonian breakfast
- Vineyard hike including a snack and generous tasting
- We dine, we stage the last supper
- Recovery in bed
Saturday, 09.12.2023
- 7 AM Pannonian breakfast
- 8 AM – 20:00h SAUTANZ
Sunday, 10.12.2023
- Pannonian breakfast
Day tickets for € 155,00 / person are available on gutpurbach.at
Reservations for the packages gladly by mail to office(at)gutpurbach.at
SAUTANZ PACKAGE
In a double room: € 860,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Suite Burgenland: € 990,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Country House: € 1200,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - BOOKED OUT!
Relax and enjoy the Sautanz (the pig dance!),
have a chat or philosophise with your host,
the farmer, or the people sitting next to you.
We also offer the chance to spend the night at Gut Purbach or one of our partner establishments.
Friday, 17.11.2023
- 7 PM SAUTRANK (pig drink!)
- Pig’s fodder served in 5 courses
- What does a Mangalitza sow eat?
- How did it grow up, did it have a name?
- A conversation with the farmer, guests and cook.
- Schnapps
- Coffee
- Everything that goes with it
- Recovery in bed
Saturday, 18.11.2023
- 7 AM Pannonian breakfast
- 8 AM – 20:00h SAUTANZ
Sunday, 19.11.2023
- Pannonian breakfast
Day tickets for € 155,00 / person are available on gutpurbach.at
Reservations for the packages gladly by mail to office(at)gutpurbach.at
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In a double room: € 580,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Suite Burgenland: € 680,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Country House: € 790,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - BOOKED OUT!
Relax and enjoy the Sautanz (the pig dance!),
have a chat or philosophise with your host,
the farmer, or the people sitting next to you.
We also offer the chance to spend the night at Gut Purbach or one of our partner establishments.
Friday, 24.11.2023
- 7 PM SAUTRANK (pig drink!)
- Pig’s fodder served in 5 courses
- What does a Mangalitza sow eat?
- How did it grow up, did it have a name?
- A conversation with the farmer, guests and cook.
- Schnapps
- Coffee
- Everything that goes with it
- Recovery in bed
Saturday, 25.11.2023
- 7 AM Pannonian breakfast
- 8 AM – 20:00h SAUTANZ
Sunday, 26.11.2023
- Pannonian breakfast
Day tickets for € 155,00 / person are available on gutpurbach.at
Reservations for the packages gladly by mail to office(at)gutpurbach.at
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In a double room: € 580,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Suite Burgenland: € 680,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Country House: € 790,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - BOOKED OUT!
Relax and enjoy the Sautanz (the pig dance!),
have a chat or philosophise with your host,
the farmer, or the people sitting next to you.
We also offer the chance to spend the night at Gut Purbach or one of our partner establishments.
Friday, 01.12.2023
- 7 PM SAUTRANK (pig drink!)
- Pig’s fodder served in 5 courses
- What does a Mangalitza sow eat?
- How did it grow up, did it have a name?
- A conversation with the farmer, guests and cook.
- Schnapps
- Coffee
- Everything that goes with it
- Recovery in bed
Saturday, 02.12.2023
- 7 AM Pannonian breakfast
- 8 AM – 20:00h SAUTANZ
Sunday, 03.12.2023
- Pannonian breakfast
Day tickets for € 155,00 / person are available on gutpurbach.at
Reservations for the packages gladly by mail to office(at)gutpurbach.at
SAUTANZ PACKAGE
In a double room: € 580,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Suite Burgenland: € 680,00 per person
SAUTANZ PACKAGE - sold out
In the Country House: € 790,00 per person
- Saturday, 21. October / Walserstuba - info@walserstuba.at
- Wednesday, 25. October / Puradies
Tickets for the Sautanz On Tour can be booked directly at the respective venue.
Sautanz Book
Every winter, the "Sautanz" (literally, sow dance) is celebrated at Gut Purbach. Top chef Max Stiegl has been inviting guests to his restaurant in Burgenland for over ten years to this traditional winter-time slaughter festival, where a pig is slaughtered and every part of the animal is cooked. Gourmets from all over Europe travel to this event.
Nothing is thrown away, the entire animal is eaten - because meat is far too valuable to be wasted and respect for the animal demands that everything be used: from the snout to the curly tail. In this book, Stiegl brings together the best recipes from the Sautanz for the first time. For all those who love to cook and know: there’s no such thing as a bad part of an animal.