Schoggicreme (lit. chocolate cream) is one of the food expressions every Swiss child knows. Because, it’s delicious and very popular amongst children and grown-ups alike. We have a thing for cream desserts anyway. Vanilla cream, caramel cream and fruit based creams are equally popular as desserts in Switzerland. When I was a child, Sunday lunchtime […]
Swiss food
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 strings, you can find the instructions here. Another option is a Zopf with four strings. It’s not as difficult as it sounds, and we show you here how to do it. First, prepare your Zopf […]
Knäckebrot (Crispbread)
My daughter’s kindergarten has an oven and the kids get to do quite a bit of baking for special occasions. For this year’s Mother’s Day they baked Knäckebrot (crispbread). Being Swiss I grew up with the Roland Knäckebrot, but it never occurred to me that I could make my own homemade Knäckebrot and how delicious […]
Gebrannte Creme (Caramel Dessert)
Gebrannte Creme (lit. burned pudding) or Caramelcreme, a dessert based on caramel, is a popular dessert in Switzerland. It can be tricky to get the caramelising of the sugar right – dark enough so it tastes like caramel but not too dark which makes it taste bitter. There are many different recipes around; I’ve tried […]
Osterhäsli (Easter Bread Bunnies)
Bread animals are a big thing in Switzerland. I grew up with Müsli (small dough mice), covered in sugar sprinkles and with raisin eyes. We didn’t make them ourselves but our mum would buy us one from time to time (or probably a little more often than that) when we walked past our local bakery. […]
Alltagskoller
‘Alltagskoller’ is a new, innovative Swiss cookbook for people who don’t have much time to cook but nevertheless need to produce varied meals on a daily basis. The book offers a large selection of recipes; the recipe style, however, is different to most other cookbooks – they’re super-short and are written down Handgelenk mal Pi […]
Schnipo (homemade schnitzel and french fries)
Schnipo is a meal loved by all kids in Switzerland and also one of the most popular dishes for grown-ups and kids alike in Swiss restaurants. Most Swiss people have fond memories of eating Schnipo for lunch on the ski slopes during their day- or week-long ski trips. Schnipo means SCHNItzel POmmes Frites or, in […]
Pastry Coated Pork Fillet (Filet im Teig)
Filet im Teig (pastry coated pork fillet) is, besides meat fondue and cooked ham with potato salad, what the Swiss in the German speaking part traditionally eat at Christmas. It’s easy to make and it can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge until it’s being baked, which makes this dish a great […]
Zurich Apple Fritters (Zürcher Öpfelchüechli)
If you’re visiting a Chilbi (funfair) in Switzerland, the Öpfelchüechli stall is a must to look out for. There’s nothing more comforting than a portion of warm, freshly deep-fried apple fritters coated in cinnamon sugar, ideally accompanied by warm, runny vanilla custard (Vanillesauce). It reminds me of the cold autumn and winter days at my […]
Vanilla sauce (Vanillesauce)
Vanillesauce (vanilla sauce), a liquidy form of custard, is used often in Swiss cooking, for example together with: Apple strudel (Apfelstrudel) Cherry bread pudding (Chriesiauflauf) Apple fritters (Öpfelchüechli) Steamed yeast dumplings (Dampfnudeln) Vanilla sauce is quick and easy to make from scratch which I usually do – it’s tastier than shop bought and not containing […]