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Swiss Cooking Club
Explore authentic Swiss recipes together.
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Swiss Cooking Club
Explore authentic Swiss recipes together, from Spätzli and Zürcher Geschnetzeltes to Rüeblitorte and more.
The Cooking Club is a chance to share family recipes, learn regional specialties from other cantons, and enjoy the results together.
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Rezepte · Recettes · Ricette · Recepts
From our kitchen
Rüeblitorte
Swiss Carrot Cake
A moist carrot and almond cake under a lemon glaze, finished with little marzipan carrots. A family recipe handed down from a grandmother in Solothurn.
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes
Emincé de Veau à la Végétarienne
The Zürich classic: tender strips in a mushroom, white wine and cream sauce. Use veal, or make it vegetarian with a substitute such as vegetarian apple sausage.
Rotchabis auf flämische Art
Chou Rouge à la Flamande
Red cabbage braised slowly in red wine with potatoes, onion and butter. Low heat, plenty of patience, and a glass for the cook.
Swiss Spätzli
Spätzle · Spaetzle
Little egg dumplings pressed straight into simmering water, then tossed in butter. Serve them as a side to your main dish, or enjoy them just as they are.
Toétché jurassien
Jura Cream Tart
A Swiss Wähe from the Jura: a thin yeast dough under a rich cream and saffron custard. In the canton of Jura it is also known as St. Martin's Tart.
Appenzeller Schlorzifladen
Cheese and Pear Tart
A salty-sweet take on the Schlorzifladen: mild Appenzeller cream cheese over a pear filling, which it complements without overpowering.
Rispor
Ryys und Porree · Rice with Leeks
As its name suggests, this dish from Uri is made with rice and leeks. The recipe is very old: its first traces go back to cookbooks of the 18th century.
Solothurner Weinsuppe
Solothurn Wine Soup
A light, elegant soup of vegetable broth, white wine and cream, poured hot over finely cut leek and carrot. The original recipe serves 4 to 5.
Flumser Cheesecake
Swiss Quark Cheesecake
A creamy, fluffy cheesecake known for its delicate texture and a fine note of vanilla. A favorite with children and adults alike.
Thurgauer Käseschnitten
Thurgau Cheese Slices
Sometimes good things are simple: farmer's bread drizzled with apple juice, topped with apples, onion and Thurgau Tilsiter, and baked.
Walliser Gsottus
Valais Boiled Dinner
A Valais specialty that takes a little planning, but is a true delicacy: dried and smoked meats simmered with vegetables and pears.
Nidwaldner Ofetori
Baked Mashed Potatoes with Bacon
A specialty of Nidwalden: fluffy mashed potatoes studded with strips of bacon and baked until golden.
Bergsuppe aus Fribourg
Soupe de Chalet
A hearty soup for anyone who has worked up an appetite on a long hike: potatoes, greens, milk and pasta, poured over cubes of Gruyère.
Sarner Älplermagronen
Swiss Alpine Macaroni and Cheese
Quick to make and heavenly: pasta and potatoes baked under a creamy onion and cheese sauce. A vegetarian classic.
Gâteau de Pâques
Osterfladen · Swiss Easter Tart
The Swiss Easter tart: a creamy filling of rice pudding, quark, almonds and sultanas in a shortcrust shell, dusted with icing sugar.
Mailänderli
Swiss Butter Christmas Cookies
One of the most popular Christmas cookies in Switzerland: rich, lemony butter cookies cut into shapes and glazed with egg yolk.
Totenbeinli
Nut and Almond Biscotti
Crunchy twice-baked cookies packed with nuts and almonds, sliced warm and baked again until crisp like Zwieback.
Papet Vaudois
Waadtländer Lauchgemüse · Leek and Potato Stew with Sausage
Papet means something like porridge: leeks and potatoes cooked until creamy, the perfect base for a thick Vaud cabbage sausage.
Puff Pastry Easter Bunnies
Blätterteig-Osterhasen
Twisted cinnamon-sugar puff pastry bunnies with whipped cream tails. Fun to shape with children.
Zimtsterne
Cinnamon Stars
The classic Swiss Christmas star: almond and cinnamon dough under a snow-white icing.
Luzerner Chriesisuppe
Lucerne Cherry Soup
A traditional cold cherry soup from Lucerne. Simple to make and very refreshing, especially in the summer heat.
Ostertörtchen
Easter Cupcakes
Little Easter tarts with a creamy rice, almond and lemon filling in a sweet shortcrust.
Chräbeli
Anisguetzli · Swiss Anise Cookies
Crisp anise cookies left to dry overnight, so they bake up white on top with little "feet" underneath. Lovely with a cup of coffee or tea.