Filets de Perches (Perch Tenders)
Perch is a freshwater fish that can be found in parts of North America where it is plentiful, but it is considered quite rare in the Swiss Lakes. Some Swiss...
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Cuisine: Swiss Recipes
The Swiss are known for their range of tempting desserts – but Swiss cuisine has much more to offer. We recommend trying the fondue, or browsing through the rest of our Swiss recipes.
Moutarde de Bénichon (Bénichon Mustard)
Bénichon mustard is a mixture of dried mustard, white wine and fortified wine. It is served at the Bénichon festival in the canton of Fribourg. Despite its name, this product...
Casimir Rice
Casimir might not seem like a typical Swiss dish – it includes pineapple, banana and peppers… all uncommon ingredients in the Swiss pantry… but this dish is indeed a specality...
Macaroni du Chalet (or Älpermargronen)
Cornettes are small pasta that the Swiss have adored for about a century. Cornettes are probably one of, if not the, most favorite pasta in the country. They are shaped...
Pâté Vaudois
While the origins of pâté are unclear, it is in the canton of Vaud where it’s consumed the most! This meat-based, crispy snack can be enjoyed in just a few...
Malakoff de Vinzel
Malakoff de Vinzel or de Luins (counties of Canton de Vaud) is a famous meal in Switzerland and there are a lot of different stories about its creation. Here is...
Papet Vaudois
This traditional swiss dish consists of a mixture of potatoes and leeks cooked in stock and white wine with a cabbage sausage. The Vaudois (people of “the land of Vaud”...
Leckerli
Leckerli from Basel is a small square biscuit made from gingerbread and topped with finely powdered sugar. Unlike other spice bread, Leckerli is rather hard. It is primarily produced in...
La Salée au Sucre
La salée au sucre (literally, sugar salt) is a sweet round bun topped with a mixture of sugar, cream, and vanilla and/or butter, and/or beaten egg. Especially popular in French-speaking...
Le Gâteau Payernois (Payernois Cake)
Made with a dough composed mainly of hazelnuts and cream, le gâteau Payernois is a specialty of the City of Reine Berthe. A crunchy cake, the Payernois is semi-dry and...