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Food of Switzerland

20 classic dishes from Switzerland, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Fondue

    Melted cheese with wine and kirsch, eaten with bread cubes.

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    Raclette

    Cheese melted and scraped over potatoes and pickles.

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  3. 3

    Rösti

    Grated potatoes fried into a crisp golden cake.

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  4. 4

    Älplermagronen

    Macaroni with potato, cream, cheese and apple sauce.

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    Zürcher Geschnetzeltes

    Sliced veal in a white wine and cream sauce.

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    Papet vaudois

    Leeks and potatoes stewed under a cabbage sausage.

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    Bündnerfleisch

    Air-dried beef pressed into a block and sliced thin.

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    Cervelat

    Short smoked sausage, grilled split at the ends.

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    Berner Platte

    Platter of smoked meats with sauerkraut and beans.

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    Fondue chinoise

    Thin meat slices cooked in broth at the table.

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    Polenta e spezzatino

    Ticino polenta with slow-braised beef.

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    Capuns

    Chard leaves wrapped around spaetzle dough and bacon.

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  13. 13

    Zopf

    Braided butter bread for Sunday breakfast.

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  14. 14

    Malakoff

    Deep-fried cheese fritters from Vaud.

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  15. 15

    Saucisson vaudois

    Smoked pork sausage boiled with leeks.

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    Basler Mehlsuppe

    Dark roasted flour soup for carnival.

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    Birchermüesli

    Oats soaked overnight with apple, nuts and cream.

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    Nusstorte

    Engadine tart filled with caramelised walnuts.

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    Meringue double crème

    Crisp meringues with thick Gruyère cream.

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    Tirggel

    Thin honey biscuits stamped with pictures.

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