200 kilos heavy

Gastro sensation: Wutwirt offers whole tuna

Stefan Lercher brings a whole tuna fish to his restaurant.(Bild: Danilo Cedrone (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization))

There's never a dull moment with Wutwirt Stefan Lercher from Lake Millstätter See in Carinthia. Now the well-known restaurateur is making people sit up and take notice with an event that is probably unique in the whole of Austria and is particularly popular with renowned top chefs. 

1.3 million euros. That's how much the Japanese will pay for a special tuna - as was recently seen at a New Year's auction in Tokyo. This is because this fish is highly prized in Japanese cuisine. And this is exactly what Wutwirt Stefan Lercher now wants to offer guests at his Peppino in Millstatt, Carinthia.