What is Swiss rösti and how do you make it?
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Loading... - Beverly Garcia
- 02 Feb 2023
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If you thought Swiss food was just about cheese and chocolate, think again: rösti is no small potato.
You can’t live in Switzerland for more than five minutes without realising what an important role rösti potatoes play not only in the country’s culinary traditions, but also in its culture in general.
It is such an integral part of local customs that the Swiss Farmers' Association set a new world record when its members prepared a giant rösti in front of the parliament building in Bern in September 2022.
The approximately 1,300 kg of potatoes were used for the event, where potatoes were fried in a 13.7-square metre pan shaped like a Swiss cross.
That year’s record beat the previous one from 1994 by three square metres.
And it was no small feat, given the logistics involved in the project.
“The potatoes needed for this had grown over the summer in all the cantons before being brought to Bern for this culinary event”, the Association said in a press release.
“In a solemn ceremony opened by bell ringers from the region and alphorn players, 27 delegations from all the cantons as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein handed over the potatoes in wicker baskets”. Read More…
