With a cuisine that associates influences from German, North Italian and French culture, Switzerland has an exceptional foodie culture that differs from one area to another. With the most popular dishes crossing local borders and spreading across the whole nation, you can indulge yourself in some seriously generous feasting somewhere. Make sure you try all the below-mentioned food before you finish your Switzerland trip.
- Rosti: Who does not love to eat fried potatoes that look golden crispy and tastes delicious? It is regarded as one of the best and most popular dishes in Switzerland. You can enjoy this any time, anywhere. You can eat them as it is or can eat with a fried egg, melted raclette cheese, and salty bacon. It’s yummy!
- Swiss Fondue: Enjoy dipping a piece of bread into a ceramic fondue pot which is filled with melted cheese after spending a day in the mountains. Pair it with white wine and end this winter meal with a cup of warm tea or a schnapps. It is one of the popular street foods in Switzerland. In French, it literally means, “melted” and is widely available in Italy and French. It is a pot of melted cheese garlic and wine, cooked on an open flame. People dip the bread using long forks and eat. It is one of the staple foods of local people in Switzerland, as molten cheese helps in keeping them warm during the cold months. For a wholesome meal in winter, enjoy Fondue with a cup of steaming tea.
- Raclette: Yes, again it is melted cheese, but this time it is served with gschwellti, also known as jacket potatoes, pickled fruit, onions, and gherkins. You must do what locals do and have a get-together around wood-burning fires waiting for this tasty cheese to melt.
- Zürcher Geschnetzeltes: It is a local recipe of Zurich, a German-speaking area. It makes a fulfilling lunch. Made of Zurich-style cubed veal, calves’ kidneys, and sweetbreads that are cooked in a gravy made of butter, cream, onions, mushrooms, and white wine. Include this in the list of must-tries when in Switzerland.
- Roasted flour soup: If you love soup, do not miss this heavenly dish. It made of flour, butter, grated Gruyere, and beef stalk. The unique thing about this soup is it is served brown in colour and is found nowhere else in this world. It is tempting and has a story behind it. Initially, it was prepared in the Basal region of Alps and it is said that the chef who prepared the dish forgot to take out from the oven, thus, it got its brown colour. Since that time, this roasted taste has become its signature taste and its unmatched taste has made it one of the popular food items in Switzerland.
- Braised and Polenta beef: This is another popular street food in Switzerland. Braised and Polenta beef is very popular among the locals. It is originated in the Ticino region by the locals who spoke the Italian language. Polenta is healthy cornmeal which is cooked in a cauldron made of copper in the form of a thick porridge. When eaten with braised beef, cooked in wine sauce, this makes up for one of the best aromatic Sweet street foods.