When I think of Swiss food I think of Swiss cheese with holes, cheese fondue, rosti - I love potatoes, and Swiss chocolate.
which of these are from German speaking switzerland, Swiss cheese with holes, cheese fondue, fruit and chocolate fondue, chococlate factory visits, rosti, . Raclette is a dish made from the cheese of the same name, a thick disc of cheese rotated and melted, onto potato, onion, meat, as a main course. Raclette comes from the mountainous part of Valais where French and German are both spoken.Swiss cheese with holes (Emmentaler): Yes. This iconic hard cheese with natural holes originated in the Emme Valley within the canton of Bern, right in German-speaking Switzerland.
Rösti: Yes. This famous grated potato dish comes from the canton of Bern in German-speaking Switzerland. In fact, the cultural boundary dividing German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland is playfully called the Röstigraben (the Rösti trench/barrier).
Cheese fondue: No. While it is popular nationwide today, traditional cheese fondue originates from the French-speaking western Alpine regions of Switzerland (and neighboring parts of France and Italy).
Fruit and chocolate fondue: No. This is a modern, global dessert adaptation and is not a traditional regional dish tied specifically to German-speaking Switzerland.
Chocolate factory visits: Yes. Switzerland is globally famous for its chocolate, and many of the country's most prominent historic chocolate factories and visitor centers (such as Lindt Home of Chocolate near Zurich, or various facilities in the German-speaking cantons) are located in German-speaking Switzerland.
Walnut Pie - German name Nusstorte
Highly calorific, the walnut pie, caramelised walnuts and honey filling in a shortcrust pastry. Eat as a snack. Chop up a small piece to go with coffee. Buy as a gift. Can keep well for months. It can be made with other nuts.
Alprose
When I stayed in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland I visited the Alprose factory museum.
Alprose is not from German-speaking Switzerland.
It is based in Caslano, which is located in the canton of Ticino—the Italian-speaking southern region of Switzerland (near Lugano). While it is a well-known Swiss chocolate brand and features a visitor center and museum, near a railway station, it sits firmly outside the German speaking part of the country.
Lindt
So now I hope to add the other chocolate places such as Lindt in the Zurich area to my list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCndner_Nusstorte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engadin
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