Sbrinz
The wonder cheese!
Hi, I'm Andie.
I live near the Swiss Alps, in Bern, and I love not only melting cheese, but all kinds of Swiss cooking.
Hi, I'm Andie.
I live near the Swiss Alps, in Bern, and I love not only melting cheese, but all kinds of Swiss cooking.
All in Unique Swiss Products
High in the mountains of Valais you will find the Vin des Glaciers, wine in barrels that are never fully emptied.
Founded in 1883, this family run distillery in the Entlebuch makes numerous award-winning traditional Swiss schnaps as well as other excellent spirits.
Produced since 1903, this vanilla pudding in a can has been a Swiss favourite for over a century.
And who founded that company? None other than master hotelier Caesar Ritz.
Once referred to as poor man's honey, this is a syrup of similar consistency made from pears. It is a uniquely Swiss product and can be used interchangeably with honey in most dishes, lending a markedly fruity taste.
Of course the national soda pop of Switzerland is made with milk.
During the late 1800s absinthe was the drink of choice for bohemians and artists alike. Although now it's thought that much of its psychoactive properties were exaggerated, tales of hallucinations and mania led to the drink being vilified and banned in the early 20th century.
Imagine my surprise to discover that all, yes ALL, Toblerone bars are produced in Bern.
A mix-in-milk powder made from malt, egg, and milk, and flavoured with cocoa, developed in Bern in 1904.
One of the most famous sanatoriums of the early 20th century belonged to Dr. Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner, the creator of Birchermüesli.
The most polarising contribution to Switzerland's cheese canon.
Switzerland's favourite sausage is a heady mix of beef, pork and pork rind, bacon and seasonings, stuffed with ice (to help binding) into oxen intestines, smoked and then boiled.
Who cares what's in it, it's delicious!
