Being married to a Swiss, Switzerland has a special place in my heart and recipe collection. Swiss food is a wonderful amalgamation of influences from neighbouring Germany, France and Italy made distinctively Swiss with their wonderful local produce. Here are some of my favourite Swiss recipes.
Swiss Kohlrabi & Herb Salad Discover more delicious Swiss dishes on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! The Swiss love creamy salad dressings, often using yoghurt to supply both the creaminess and a little tang. Finely sliced root vegetables such as kohlrabi or celeriac are often served this way. As celeriac are […]
Pastetli (Swiss Vol-au-Vent) Discover more delicious Swiss dishes on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! In Switzerland, pastete means pie and in Swiss adding an “i” to the end of a word forms a diminutive – so a small pie is a pastetli. Pastetli in Switzerland are what we know by the […]
Basler Läckerli Like Basler Läckerli? Discover more regional specialties on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! Basler läckerli, delicious hard spice biscuits, are a specialty of the Swiss canton of Basel. Basler läckerli is sometimes made with hazelnuts instead of almonds and some recipes use either just orange peel or just lemon […]
Swiss Kaffee Fertig Discover more Swiss specialties on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! Adding alcohol to coffee is popular in many cultures. Caffè corretto (coffee ‘corrected’ with a nip of grappa) is a common way to start the day in Italy, in France it’s pousse-café and in Spain, carajillo. The Swiss […]
Swiss Vermicelles Like Swiss Vermicelles? Discover more delicious Swiss specialties on my small group Swiss food & wine tour! One of the most popular desserts on my small-group Swiss food & wine tours is this combo of chestnut purée on crisp meringue topped with whipped cream. Swiss vermicelles is also one of the easiest Swiss […]
Swiss Barley Soup (Gerstensuppe) Discover more Swiss regional specialties on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! I always cook up a big pot of delicious Swiss barley soup ( gerstensuppe) for Swiss National Day (1 August). It’s one of Franz’s favourite childhood memories – a sustaining dish full of vegetables and cured […]
Entrecôte Café de Paris Discover more delicious Swiss dishes on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! A compound butter is one of the easiest ways to turn a piece of meat into a meal. It can be as simple as bottarga or garlic and fresh herbs mixed through butter, or as complex […]
Swiss Cheese Fondue (Moitié-Moitié) Eat fondue with me in Switzerland on my small group Swiss food & wine tour! As I’m married to a Swiss, a traditional moitié-moitié fondue is something we always make in winter. It’s easy, delicious and great for a casual get together. Start with a platter of cold cuts and cornichons. […]
