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Traditional Switzerland Food

Discover 18 authentic Switzerland dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

18 Total Dishes
5 Must-Try
3 Street Food
11 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Switzerland

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Switzerland

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Älplermagronen - Traditional Switzerland dish
Must Try

Älplermagronen

dish from the Swiss Alps

Basler Läckerli - Traditional Switzerland dish
Must Try Vegetarian

Basler Läckerli

hard spice biscuit originating from Basel, Switzerland

Must Try Vegetarian

Birchermuesli

original muesli recipe invented by Maximilian Bircher-Benner

muesli - Traditional Switzerland dish
Must Try Vegetarian

muesli

breakfast dish based on unboiled rolled oats and other ingredients

Zürcher Geschnetzeltes - Traditional Switzerland dish
Must Try

Zürcher Geschnetzeltes

Swiss dish of veal in wine and cream sauce

Cola-Fröschli - Traditional Switzerland dish
Street Food Vegetarian

Cola-Fröschli

Swiss hard candy with cola flavor shaped like a frog

käsefladen - Traditional Switzerland dish
Street Food Vegetarian

käsefladen

cheese tart

Malakoff - Traditional Switzerland dish
Street Food

Malakoff

Swiss fried cheese balls

Appenzeller Pantli IGP - Traditional Switzerland dish

Appenzeller Pantli IGP

Swiss regional dried sausage

Vegetarian

Baumerflade

carrot cake - Traditional Switzerland dish
Vegetarian

carrot cake

sweet cake that contains grated carrots as an ingredient

Cholera - Traditional Switzerland dish

Cholera

savoury dish from Vaiais, Switzerland, involving potatoes, vegetables and fruits baked with cheese in a pastry similar to a tart

Maluns - Traditional Switzerland dish

Maluns

traditional potato dish in Switzerland and Austria

military chocolate - Traditional Switzerland dish
Vegetarian

military chocolate

chocolate issued in the Swiss military

Mostbröckli - Traditional Switzerland dish

Mostbröckli

Pfirsichstein - Traditional Switzerland dish
Vegetarian

Pfirsichstein

confection in the shape of a peach pit

totché - Traditional Switzerland dish
Vegetarian

totché

A traditional cake from the Canton of Jura, in Switzerland

Vermicelles - Traditional Switzerland dish
Vegetarian

Vermicelles

Swiss dessert of riced chestnut puree

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