Rösti is a dish, or accompaniment, of grated potato formed into a cake and fried, originally from the Canton of Berne. Traditionally it was a breakfast dish, fried in pork fat and consumed with milky coffee – more milk than coffee. This is enjoying a revival in restaurants.
Bacon Rosti. Grated potato and shreds of fried bacon formed into a cake and fried, originally from the Canton of Berne.
A gingerbread biscuit (US: cookie), well spiced, made around Christmas. They are baked in carved wooden moulds, transferring onto them biblical stories.
Tirol Brown catttle. These cattle, primarily used for milk, are numerous in Switzerland, accounting for almost half the stock, and second only to Simmental. They are now widely found throughout western Europe, eastern block countries and Russia. They range in colour from a mousy brown to very dark brown.
