Sven Epiney’s Chocolate Cake
A more recent component of Switzerland’s food culture is Sven Epiney’s Schoggikuchen (chocolate cake). I’m not sure whether my parent’s […]
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All Swiss Tarts At A Glance
Friday is Wähentag (tart day) in Switzerland. It’s not that common anymore these days with people’s modern eating habits but
Chocolate Cream Dessert (Schokoladencreme)
Schoggicreme (lit. chocolate cream) is one of the food expressions every Swiss child knows. Because, it’s delicious and very popular
Summer Berry Sponge Cake
This is a very light, easy to digest summer berry cake; in addition to baking powder, the cake contains whipped
Twelve Ways With Berries
Summer is officially here, and more and more farms open their pick your own berries fields. The berry season usually
Vier Stränge Zopf (Four String Braided Bread)
There are many ways to braid the Swiss Zopf bread. The most usual one is the one made of two
Gebrannte Creme (Caramel Dessert)
Gebrannte Creme (lit. burned pudding) or Caramelcreme, a dessert based on caramel, is a popular dessert in Switzerland. It can
Osterhäsli (Easter Bread Bunnies)
Bread animals are a big thing in Switzerland. I grew up with Müsli (small dough mice), covered in sugar sprinkles
Mandelgipfel (Almond Croissants)
Gipfeli (croissants) are everywhere in Switzerland. There are the normal Buttergipfel (plain croissants), Vollkorngipfel (wholemeal croissants), Laugengipfel (pretzel croissants) and
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Swiss Christmas Cookies (Wiehnachtsguezli)
Guezle: the process of making Christmas cookies Home-made Wiehnachtsguezli (Christmas cookies) are a big thing in Switzerland. Sometime in November