Cookbooks:

Hazelton, Nika. The Swiss Cookbook. McClelland and Stewart Ltd, 1967.

This book serves to show the history and culture of Switzerland through an extensive and descriptive introduction. It has a large collection of Swiss recipes varying from recipes with meat all the way to traditional Swiss deserts. Each of these recipes starts which starts with its own introduction.

 

Martinet, Jacqueline. Little Swiss Cookbook. Appletree Press Ltd, 1990.

This cookbook has an array of authentic recipes condensed down and easy to digest. It focuses on the recipes themselves and does not overwhelm the reader with large introductions. This book is perfect for someone wanting to look up a recipe quickly.

 

Popular Sources:

Bishop, Caroline. “The Swiss food and drink you’d miss if you left Switzerland.” The Local, 07 Jul. 2017, https://www.thelocal.ch/20170707/the-swiss-food-and-drink-youd-miss-if-you-left-switzerland

 

Bishop interviewed people and asked them what foods they would miss the most if they moved. The article lists the many foods they responded with and gives a description of each. Various Swiss meat dishes are described in the article along with other traditional Swiss meals.

 

Cloake, Felicity. “Say cheese to Swiss cuisine; Advertisement feature; There’s more to Swiss food than chocolate, says Felicity Cloake.” Daily Telegraph, 17 Sept. 2011, p. 2. http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A267178927/GPS?u=tusc49521&sid=GPS&xid=0fc9a738.

 

Cloake begins by stating that Swiss cuisine is best known for Swiss cheese and chocolate, but that there is a lot more to Swiss cuisine, especially considering the regional differences. Cloake goes on to discuss more about these regional Swiss cuisines.

 

Hunt, Kendall. Switzerland: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. 2nd ed., Kuperard, 2016.

 

Hunt’s guide is meant to help the reader with any situations that may come up while in Switzerland. It takes the reader though the customs, traditions, food and drink, politics, business interactions, and much more. This book is perfect for anyone wanting to visit Switzerland, but wanting to be well informed first.

 

Richards, Kathryn. “Swiss Treat. (Wellness & Lifestyle).” American Fitness, no. 4, 2002, p. 11. EBSCOhost, libdata.lib.ua.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.90924127&site=eds-live&scope=site

 

Kathryn tells the reader that the Swiss have been ahead of the current health food trend and gives examples of the health foods common in their cuisine. Following the article is a Swiss recipe made with healthy ingredients.

 

Scholarly Sources:

Grivetti, L. E. and A. F. Uhle. “Alpine and Brazilian Swiss Food Patterns After a Century of Isolation.” Ecology of Food & Nutrition, vol. 29, no. 2, Jan. 1993, p. 119. EBSCOhost, libdata.lib.ua.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=8244262&site=eds-live&scope=site.

 

The article discusses a few cuisines that are all linked together through their Swiss heritage. These cuisines changed slightly differently over time due to the areas isolation from each other. It explains the reasoning behind the different Swiss cuisines due to their locations.

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Richter, Eva K., et al. “Trans Fatty Acid Content of Selected Swiss Foods: The Transswisspilot Study.” Journal of Food Composition & Analysis, vol. 22, no. 5, Aug. 2009, pp. 479-484. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2009.01.007.

 

A study that was done to look at the amount of trans fatty acid found in foods that are sold on the Swiss market. 119 different foods were sampled in this study. The study found that the amounts in the samples were similar to those in other cuisines.

 

Video Source:

 

“Burt Wolf Travels and Traditions: What’s Cooking in Switzerland” YouTube, uploaded by Questar Entertainment, 13 March 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mek9A9RNfMI

 

The series shows Burt Wolf’s travels through Europe. This episode focuses on Swiss culture and cuisine. He discusses various examples of the traditional cuisine as he shows the watcher Switzerland and gives historical information.

 

Swiss Landscape Photo Credit- Simon Koopmann