diff --git a/src/lib/server/parsers/json-ld-recipe.ts b/src/lib/server/parsers/json-ld-recipe.ts
index 908ae8a..43aaeb9 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/parsers/json-ld-recipe.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/parsers/json-ld-recipe.ts
@@ -125,9 +125,152 @@ export function hasRecipeJsonLd(html: string): boolean {
   return hasRecipeMarkup(html);
 }
 
+function microdataValueOf(el: Element): string {
+  if (el.hasAttribute('content')) return (el.getAttribute('content') ?? '').trim();
+  const tag = el.tagName.toLowerCase();
+  if (tag === 'meta') return (el.getAttribute('content') ?? '').trim();
+  if (tag === 'a' || tag === 'link' || tag === 'area')
+    return (el.getAttribute('href') ?? '').trim();
+  if (
+    tag === 'img' ||
+    tag === 'source' ||
+    tag === 'video' ||
+    tag === 'audio' ||
+    tag === 'embed' ||
+    tag === 'iframe' ||
+    tag === 'track'
+  )
+    return (el.getAttribute('src') ?? '').trim();
+  if (tag === 'object') return (el.getAttribute('data') ?? '').trim();
+  if (tag === 'data' || tag === 'meter')
+    return (el.getAttribute('value') ?? '').trim();
+  if (tag === 'time')
+    return (el.getAttribute('datetime') ?? el.textContent ?? '').trim();
+  return (el.textContent ?? '').trim();
+}
+
+type MicroProps = Map<string, Element[]>;
+
+function gatherMicrodataProps(scope: Element): MicroProps {
+  // Alle itemprop-Descendants sammeln, dabei aber nicht in verschachtelte
+  // itemscopes einsteigen (sonst landen z.B. HowToStep.text im Haupt-Scope).
+  const map: MicroProps = new Map();
+  function walk(el: Element) {
+    for (const child of Array.from(el.children) as Element[]) {
+      const hasProp = child.hasAttribute('itemprop');
+      const hasScope = child.hasAttribute('itemscope');
+      if (hasProp) {
+        const names = (child.getAttribute('itemprop') ?? '')
+          .split(/\s+/)
+          .filter(Boolean);
+        for (const name of names) {
+          const arr = map.get(name) ?? [];
+          arr.push(child);
+          map.set(name, arr);
+        }
+      }
+      if (!hasScope) walk(child);
+    }
+  }
+  walk(scope);
+  return map;
+}
+
+function microText(map: MicroProps, name: string): string | null {
+  const els = map.get(name);
+  if (!els || els.length === 0) return null;
+  const v = microdataValueOf(els[0]);
+  return v || null;
+}
+
+function microAllTexts(map: MicroProps, name: string): string[] {
+  const els = map.get(name) ?? [];
+  return els.map(microdataValueOf).filter((v) => v !== '');
+}
+
+function microSteps(scope: Element): Step[] {
+  const out: Step[] = [];
+  let pos = 1;
+  const nodes = Array.from(scope.querySelectorAll('[itemprop="recipeInstructions"]'));
+  for (const el of nodes) {
+    if (el.hasAttribute('itemscope')) {
+      const textEl = el.querySelector('[itemprop="text"]');
+      const t = (textEl?.textContent ?? el.textContent ?? '').trim();
+      if (t) out.push({ position: pos++, text: t });
+    } else {
+      const lis = el.querySelectorAll('li');
+      if (lis.length > 0) {
+        for (const li of Array.from(lis)) {
+          const t = (li.textContent ?? '').trim();
+          if (t) out.push({ position: pos++, text: t });
+        }
+      } else {
+        const t = (el.textContent ?? '').trim();
+        if (t) out.push({ position: pos++, text: t });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+export function extractRecipeFromMicrodata(html: string): Recipe | null {
+  let document: Document;
+  try {
+    ({ document } = parseHTML(html));
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const scope = document.querySelector(
+    '[itemtype*="schema.org/Recipe" i]'
+  );
+  if (!scope) return null;
+  const props = gatherMicrodataProps(scope);
+
+  const title = microText(props, 'name');
+  if (!title) return null;
+
+  const ingredients = microAllTexts(props, 'recipeIngredient')
+    .map((raw, i) => parseIngredient(raw, i + 1))
+    .filter((x): x is NonNullable<typeof x> => x !== null);
+
+  const steps = microSteps(scope);
+  const prep = parseIso8601Duration(microText(props, 'prepTime') ?? undefined);
+  const cook = parseIso8601Duration(microText(props, 'cookTime') ?? undefined);
+  const total = parseIso8601Duration(microText(props, 'totalTime') ?? undefined);
+
+  const tags = new Set<string>([
+    ...microAllTexts(props, 'recipeCategory'),
+    ...microAllTexts(props, 'recipeCuisine'),
+    ...microAllTexts(props, 'keywords')
+  ]);
+
+  return {
+    id: null,
+    title,
+    description: microText(props, 'description'),
+    source_url: microText(props, 'url'),
+    source_domain: null,
+    image_path: microText(props, 'image'),
+    servings_default: toServings(microText(props, 'recipeYield')),
+    servings_unit: null,
+    prep_time_min: prep,
+    cook_time_min: cook,
+    total_time_min: total,
+    cuisine: microText(props, 'recipeCuisine'),
+    category: microText(props, 'recipeCategory'),
+    ingredients,
+    steps,
+    tags: [...tags]
+  };
+}
+
 export function extractRecipeFromHtml(html: string): Recipe | null {
   const node = findRecipeNode(html);
-  if (!node) return null;
+  if (!node) {
+    // Fallback auf Microdata — rezeptwelt.de & andere SSR-Sites nutzen das
+    // anstatt application/ld+json.
+    return extractRecipeFromMicrodata(html);
+  }
 
   const title = toText(node.name) ?? '';
   if (!title) return null;
diff --git a/tests/unit/json-ld-recipe.test.ts b/tests/unit/json-ld-recipe.test.ts
index f6f8240..f3443c8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/json-ld-recipe.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/json-ld-recipe.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,83 @@ describe('extractRecipeFromHtml', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('extractRecipeFromHtml — Microdata fallback', () => {
+  it('extracts title, ingredients and HowToStep instructions', () => {
+    const html = `<!doctype html><html><body>
+      <article itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Recipe">
+        <h1 itemprop="name">Königsberger Klopse</h1>
+        <img itemprop="image" src="/img/klopse.jpg" />
+        <p itemprop="description">Klassische Königsberger Klopse.</p>
+        <meta itemprop="prepTime" content="PT20M" />
+        <meta itemprop="cookTime" content="PT25M" />
+        <span itemprop="recipeYield">4</span>
+        <span itemprop="recipeCuisine">Ostpreußisch</span>
+        <ul>
+          <li itemprop="recipeIngredient">500 g Hackfleisch gemischt</li>
+          <li itemprop="recipeIngredient">1 Zwiebel, fein gewürfelt</li>
+          <li itemprop="recipeIngredient">2 EL Kapern</li>
+        </ul>
+        <ol>
+          <li itemprop="recipeInstructions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
+            <span itemprop="text">Hackfleisch und Zwiebel vermengen.</span>
+          </li>
+          <li itemprop="recipeInstructions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
+            <span itemprop="text">Klopse formen und in Salzwasser garen.</span>
+          </li>
+        </ol>
+      </article>
+      </body></html>`;
+    const r = extractRecipeFromHtml(html);
+    expect(r).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(r!.title).toBe('Königsberger Klopse');
+    expect(r!.ingredients.length).toBe(3);
+    expect(r!.ingredients[0].raw_text).toContain('Hackfleisch');
+    expect(r!.steps.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(r!.steps[1].text).toContain('Klopse formen');
+    expect(r!.prep_time_min).toBe(20);
+    expect(r!.cook_time_min).toBe(25);
+    expect(r!.servings_default).toBe(4);
+    expect(r!.cuisine).toBe('Ostpreußisch');
+    expect(r!.image_path).toBe('/img/klopse.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('handles plain-text recipeInstructions without HowToStep', () => {
+    const html = `<html><body>
+      <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Recipe">
+        <span itemprop="name">Test</span>
+        <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">1 Apfel</span>
+        <div itemprop="recipeInstructions">
+          <ol>
+            <li>Schälen.</li>
+            <li>Essen.</li>
+          </ol>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      </body></html>`;
+    const r = extractRecipeFromHtml(html);
+    expect(r).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(r!.steps.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(r!.steps[0].text).toBe('Schälen.');
+  });
+
+  it('prefers JSON-LD when both are present', () => {
+    const html = `<html><head>
+      <script type="application/ld+json">${JSON.stringify({
+        '@type': 'Recipe',
+        name: 'From JSON-LD',
+        recipeIngredient: ['x'],
+        recipeInstructions: ['y']
+      })}</script>
+      </head><body>
+      <div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Recipe">
+        <span itemprop="name">From Microdata</span>
+      </div>
+      </body></html>`;
+    const r = extractRecipeFromHtml(html);
+    expect(r?.title).toBe('From JSON-LD');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('hasRecipeMarkup', () => {
   it('detects JSON-LD Recipe', () => {
     const html = `<html><head>