Can you give me some types of indigenous Swiss foods?!
Answers: I'm trying to make a list of authentic, indigenous Swiss foods, but many of their foods are adapted from surrounding countries (Germany, France, Austria, Italy). Besides raclette and fondue, what other foods are originated from Switzerland?
Zürich Geschnetzeltes with R?sti
Aelpler Maccaroni
Basler Mehlsuppe
Bündner Gerstensuppe
Capuns
Maluns
Pizokel
Meringues
Polenta
Safran Risotto
Ziger Chrapfe
Zuger Kirschtorte
These are some authentic Swiss dishes (including deserts). You can't eat them everywhere in Switzerland because some of them are quite regional.
En guete (means bon appetit in Swiss German)
Swiss Cheese?
Toblerone? :)
Spaztle..It's like spaguetti
According to the site I've listed there is no "official" Swiss cuisine. Most Swiss foods are adaptations of other surrounding countries. People a long time ago would have eaten what was available in their region probably prepared in a simple way just like all developing cultures.Fresh fish, mushrooms, nuts, game, wild herbs and eatable plants. With the eventual introduction of domesticated animals, the Swiss did become famous for their skill in producing cheese. Chocolate didn't become a Swiss specialty until the early 1800's. Chard is given the name Swiss, but was eaten in a lot of areas.
Here are a few native Swiss dishes besides raclette & fondue:
R?sti (potato pancakes)
?lpler Magrone (like macaroni and cheese)
K?seschnitten (a toasted cheese dish)
Sp?tzli and Kn?pfli (boiled dough drizzled with butter)
Züri Gschnetzlets (diced veal in a creamy mushroom sauce)
Bündnerfleisch (prime beef air-dried in an attic and sliced paper-thin)
It's definitely the case that there are Swiss dishes that are similar or adapted from neighboring countries. For example, in the French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland the dishes do resemble dishes from France & Italy. The same goes for the German-speaking part of Switzerland, but I did find the above specialties that appear to be truly regional to German-speaking Switzerland -- especially R?sti!!