Food Archives | Swiss Family Fun

Jucker Farm: Pumpkin Festival & Fruit Picking

Tourist farm with lots of fun attractions like fruit picking, animals to feed, apple tree maze and pumpkin festival in the fall.

Eastern Switzerland

Wild Blueberries: Where to pick in Switzerland

One of our favorite end-of-summer traditions is to pick (and eat!) wild blueberries in the Swiss alps. Half the fun with kids is making a mess with all the purple juices. Here are some tips and our favorite blueberry patches.

Classic Swiss Food • Easy recipes for the home cook

Easy to follow recipes for classic Swiss dishes like Rösti, Bircher Müesli, and Älpermagronen, explaining special ingredients and techniques that might not be obvious to the non Swiss cook.

10 Places to eat Thanksgiving dinner in Zürich

If you prefer not to cook on Thanksgiving or you can’t find a turkey, here are restaurants and catering services that will provide Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings.

Gerstensuppe Recipe • 5 Tips for cooking Swiss barley soup

A hearty soup made of barley with a few vegetables and a bit of speck, very common on the menu at mountain huts in Switzerland.

Where to buy Thanksgiving ingredients in Switzerland

Don’t panic! Here’s your guide to shopping for Thanksgiving ingredients in Switzerland and alternatives if you don’t want to cook.

Kaiserschmarrn • Easy recipe for Austrian pancakes

An easy recipe for this classic Austrian dessert, a sweet fluffy pancake, torn into small pieces, covered with powdered sugar and served with a fruit compote.

Bircher Müesli Recipe • 7 Tips for making this classic Swiss breakfast

An easy recipe for Bircher Müesli, the classic Swiss breakfast, with tips on buying the grain mix, what fruit to add & how long to soak.

10 Best Swiss chocolate gifts

Even for those living in Switzerland, getting chocolate as a gift is still special. Here are ten of the best chocolate shops, workshops and experiences in Switzerland that we recommend for gifting.

Älpermagronen Recipe • 10 Tips for cooking Swiss mac n’ cheese

Älpermagronen is a traditional Swiss dish of pasta and potatoes mixed with a cheese sauce and served with applesauce and fried onions. Here’s a simple recipe and tips for how to shop for the right ingredients.

Swiss Rösti: Easy recipe plus 10 tips for success

How to cook Rosti, the traditional shredded potato cake eaten in Switzerland, with tips for what potatoes to use and best cooking method.

How to make a Grittibänz – Swiss Christmas bread man

One of the traditional Christmas treats in Switzerland is the Grittibänz, or sweetened bread man. Every bakery and grocery has them, but here’s a super easy recipe if you want to make your own.