Today most people in Switzerland celebrate Swiss National Day by attending a municipality feast, barbecuing with family and friends and gazing fireworks and bonfires. Not me, no family and fireworks around, that’s why I asked you to celebrate Swiss National Day with me.
Quite a few bloggers from around the world offered sympathy and followed my invitation by preparing something red, white or Swiss. Thank you folks, you are great! Your wonderful recipes and posts make my homesickness disappear immediately. Food is a good comfort, foodbloggers know it. ;-)
Here we go with the roundup – 70 awesome entries – sorted by color then by Swissness. Check’em out!
red
Gisella from fiordisale
A stunning tart from my dear friend Gisella.
Region/Country: Genova, Italy
Ivy from Kopiaste…. to Greek Hospitality
Don’t eat to much of this wonderful red jelly, watermelon may be a natural viagra!
Region/Country: Athens, Greece
Astrid from La Cerise
Astrid writes „The Swiss are not always warm and fuzzy, but they are very service-oriented, and will make it up to you when a mistake is made.“ What has that got to do with her delcious raspberry tart? Read her story and you will know it. ;-)
Region/Country: Zürich, Switzerland
Laurie from Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska
A delicious tart that after three days in the refrigerator still tastes terrific.
Region/Country: Anchorage, USA
EC from Simple Indian Food
Beetroots are often prepared in Switzerland, of course not in this exotic and delicious way.
Region/Country: Bangalore, India
white
Justyna from Blondynka w kuchni
I don’t know if gratin dauhinois is really Swiss, but it’s delcious and white.
Region/Country: Attalens, Switzerland
Dia from dia blogja
A traditional Hungrian crescent-shaped pastry and a cross-shaped one especially for me.
Region/Country: Szárföld, Hungary
red/white
cathy x. from aficionado
With a special birthday present you can do a stunning tuna carpaccio. Happy belated birthday!
Region/Country: Sydney, Australia
Jude from Apple Pie, Patis, and Pâté
Foamy meringues with a tangy red spot of syrupy jam, yum.
Region/Country: Chicago, IL, USA
Michelle from Big Black Dog
Wonderful looking cupcakes with a special frosting.
Region/Country: Barrington Hills, IL, USA
Graeme from Blood Sugar
Bircher Müesli is healty and opens your mind, no prejudices anymore. ;-)
Region/Country: Lincoln, UK
Katia from Bolli’s Kitchen
An impressive Cheesecake. The Swiss citizenship is approved.
Region/Country: Paris, France
Petra from Brot & Rosen
This dessert will charm away my homesickness.
Region/Country: , Germany
Sus from CorumBlog
Sus decorates her last currents with a famous Swiss chocolate. You know which one.
Region/Country: Griesheim, Germany
Eva from Deichrunner’s Küche
Special sweet greetings from Germany.
Region/Country: , Germany
Dhanggit from Dhanggit’s Kitchen
A little blue smuggled in these awesome little cakes. Doesn’t matter, taste is important.
Region/Country: Aix en Provence, France
Dulmina from Dulmina tündérkonyhája
A very tasty dish with a special decoration.
Region/Country: Szeged, Hungary
phzs from Ecet és olaj
This is the Hungrian version of Züri Geschnetzeltes.
Region/Country: Hódmezovásárhely, Hungary
Matteo from essenzalimentare
Mattop serves a refreshing apertif.
Region/Country: Milano, Italy
Susan from Food Blogga
This scrumptious strawberry pie brings summer on every table.
Region/Country: San Diego, CA, USA
Mansi Desai from Fun and Food
A tempting Pudding to dig right in.
Region/Country: California, USA
Rike from genial lecker
Italian Pizza with the Swiss Flag on it – multicultural!
Region/Country: Potsdam, Germany
Jan from Jans Küchenleben
Caprese but different!
Region/Country: Stuttgart, Germany
Ursula from Kochfun
Tomatoes from the own garden for this carpacio, what else!
Region/Country: , Germany
Werner from Kochsinn
Even a Swiss couldn’t make it more accurate.
Region/Country: , Australia
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
Simple to make, delicious and distinctively red and white!
Region/Country: , Germany
Lavaterra from Lavaterra
Fish and bell peppers with an outstanding sauce, makes you happy.
Region/Country: , Germany
Cakelaw from Laws of the Kitchen
A huge delicious, and easy peasy to make cake.
Region/Country: , Australia
Staximo from Lo Spazio di Staximo
Italy meets India – what a delicious and goodlooking fusion.
Region/Country: Bologna, Italy
Hedonistin from Low Budget Cooking
An elegant jelly made with tomatoes and milk.
Region/Country: , Austria
Bruno from ma cuisine à moi
A tasty mousse from a Swiss expat in France.
Region/Country: , France
Tartasacher from Mil postres
Tartasacher considers Switzerland as her second homeland, so she makes a wonderful cake with a touch of Bichermüesli.
Region/Country: , Spain
SiLviA from quel che non strangola… ingrassa!
An Italian in Switzerland celebrates Swiss National Day with a Pizza.
Region/Country: Zürich, Switzerland
Jutta from Schnuppschnuess ihr Manzfred
These little strawberry tarts makes Y. and me very happy.
Region/Country: Wöllstadt/Hessen, Germany
Gilli from So Simple Food
Gilli celebrates the Grandaughter’s birthday with a fondue New Zealand style.
Region/Country: Auckland, New Zealand
Eva from Sweet Sins
This rice pudding is pure comfort food.
Region/Country: Sydney, Australia
JZ from Tasty treats
JZ and her family are not expert on the grill? Can’t be true, just look at this awesome Chicken Tikka.
Region/Country: Minnesota, USA
Aiuolik & Uncle Pigor from Trattoria MuVarA
The simple things taste best, like this Swiss version of caprese.
Region/Country: Cagliari, Italy
Liz from VeggieGirl
You like banana split? Try this lovely mini-loaves.
Region/Country: Ohio, USA
Sarah from What Smells So Good?
Fresh fruits and a good ice cream, is there any better?
Region/Country: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Kara from What’s Kookin‘
Bruschetta is not typical Swiss but red and white and brings summer on every table.
Region/Country: Falls Church, Virginia, USA
Véronique from Wie Gott in Deutschland
Véronique has a Swiss accent, but she is French. „Natürli“ her delicious soup comes from a French cooking magazine.
Region/Country: Düsseldorf, Germany
Swiss
Liliana from Albahaca y Canela
A cake full of wonderful memories. Yes, there live more Swiss in Spain.
Region/Country: Murcia, Spain
Chriesi from Almond Corner
Bündner Gerstensuppe with Bünderfleisch- two things that I’m really missing here.
Region/Country: Zürich, Switzerland
Balu from Balus Blog
Berner Rolle? Never heard about it. Doesn’t matter taste is important and it looks very tasty.
Region/Country: Muenster, Germany
Barbara from Barbaras Spielwiese
This typical Argovian cake will be loved by children and adults and by me, of course.
Region/Country: Northern Bavaria, Germany
Cindystar from Cindystar
The most famous and delcious nut cake may not miss on this list.
Region/Country: Verona, Italy
Cindystar from Cindystar
Swiss Zopf is a must on every Sundaymoring brunch.
Region/Country: , Verona
jasmine from Confessions of a Cardamom Addict
After flipping through a Swiss cookbook Jasmine makes one of my favorite dish: Züri Gschnetzlets mit Röschti. And you know what, she knows more about Switzerland than me. ;-)
Region/Country: , Canada
DK from Culinary Bazaar
A new version of Rösti is born!
Region/Country: California, USA
Kako from En Guete!
A Southamerican now living in Switzerland makes a filled Rösti or should I call it Tortilla? ;-).
Region/Country: , Switzerland
Desideria from Es ist, was es ist…
Desideria dish is a keen competition to every Grotto. And don’t miss her dessert.
Region/Country: Hamburg, Germany
Wolf from Hausmannskost
Not pure Swiss but delicious.
Region/Country: ,
Houdini from Houdini’s
Every canton has its speciality. Appenzell is known for its cheese you can use for this mouthwatering tart.
Region/Country: Untersee/Rhein, Switzerland
Judy from Judy’s Gross Eats
Wonderful travel experience from Judy and delcious Zimtsterne for nibbling.
Region/Country: California, USA
Kathi from Kochfrosch
Ticino is known as „sunny living room of Switzerland“, no wonder Kathi serves a rich zucchini-chocolate cake.
Region/Country: , Germany
Robert from lamiacucina
Robert’s wife makes the best Hacktäschli in Basel, I’m sure.
Region/Country: Basel, Switzerland
She from She
A typical Swiss salad, vite fait and delicious.
Region/Country: , Switzerland
Jeremy from Stir the pots
Jeremy bakes a typical Swiss bread in New York following a recipe a Swedish blogger posted. I have to say it again: Blogging is awesome!
Region/Country: Sunnyside, New York, USA
Tuimeltje from Twigs and Tofu
The apples of this Birchermüesli are cut with a Swiss Army knife, absolutly authentic though.
Region/Country: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Loste from UnaColicaDacqua
Taste of Ticino in your mouth, there is nothing better.
Region/Country: Sassoferrato, Marche, Italy
Nils from Ye olde bread blogge
St. Galler Brot is one of my favorite, it’s a bit tricky to shape. Nils did a great job.
Region/Country: Northrhein-Westfalia, Germany
from Kuchnia Ireny i Andrzeja
Big Swiss party in Poland, Ireny and And make 3 different dishes: Tessiner Rösti, Wurst Salat and Pomidory czosnkowe.
Region/Country: Bytom, Poland
Last but not least my entry:
zorra from 1x umrühren bitte aka kochtopf
Of course not 100 % Swiss because of the lack of real Swiss Cervelat, but still delicious.
Region/Country: Andalucia, Spain
Tonight I will put Y.’s Swiss-T-Shirt on, eat a Hörnli-Cervelat-Salat with a 1st August roll, enjoy the warm Andalusian evening and browse again trough your wonderful posts. Thank you all and happy birthday, Switzerland!
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If you don’t find your entry on the roundup, it could be we overlook your email (sorry), you did not send me an email as requested or/and you forgot to link back. So, if you feel your entry should be on the roundup, please send me an email at kochtopf(at)gmail(dot)com mentioning your name, blog name, blog URL, name of the recipe and entry URL, region and country, and I will add it to the list.
Hallo Frau Zorra,
ich nehme neben Dir am Gartentisch platz, serviere Dir einen Agua de Sandia und teile das Heimweh mit Dir. Wie es dazu kommt, kannst Du hier nachlesen.
http://www.fambrenner.de/Kaffeebohne/wordpress/2008/08/01/red-white-or-swiss/
This is a most colorful and diverse round-up, Zorra. Thank you for hosting, and thanks to everybody for their delicious entries. We’ll all feel a little less homesick now.
This event was a wonderful idea, I’m glad I could participate. There are lots of promising recipes to read at the weekend – and try sometime :)
Happy celebrations!
WOW….65 entries! What a great response. And each recipe is so unique.
shame on me i’m swiss and i miss that funny game!
Well done!
Happy 1st of august :)
Whow I did not expect that many and so interesting recipes. A really nice roundup
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In the meantime there are 68 entries, the latecomers you know. ;-)
Hola Zorra:
Ha sido un placer participar en este precioso evento para celebrar el Día Nacional de Suiza, hoy 1 de agosto. Espero disfrutes de este día, felicidades y felicidades también por este magnifico resumen de todas las recetas. Son especiales y me gustan todas muchísimo. Un beso muy fuerte, feliz día y mis mejores deseos para ese gran país al que añoro tanto y en el que tantas cosas he vivido.
Hallo Zorra,
danke für die tolle Zusammenstellung – ist sehr beeindruckend, was da an tollen und ideenreichen Gerichten zusammengekommen ist, hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht dabei mitzumachen, aber auch jetzt all die anderen Beiträge zu lesen und sicherlich das eine oder andere nachzukochen. Hab‘ noch einen schönen Feiertag!!
Viele liebe Grüße von Eva (aus dem Norden Deutschlands = Brunsbüttel in der Nähe von Hamburg)
This roundup is positively breathtaking – so much creativity!!!!!
A wonderful roundup! All the recipes looks great!
Have a Happy National Day!
Cheers,
Rosa
that’s a beautiful array of recipes Zorra! wish you a Happy Swiss national day, and hop all your home-sickness is gone! :)
Zorra, you did such a great job on this round-up. It was a great idea to begin with (Happy Switzerland Day!) – and the execution of the roundup is gorgous. I didn’t realize how tasty red and white food really is!
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Banana and the cherry juice would mic wonderfully with the proposed dishes.
What a great job you did for the round-up. Thanks a lot for hosting.
Blog events are great, I enjoy the challenge of finding and deciding on a recipe within a theme frame.
Erich
Thank you Zorra for a fabulous roundup! I look forward to reading it in depth. Sadly I was not in Switzerland on August 1st (and never have been, as we’re always with my inlaws in France at that time of year) so I can’t even say I enjoyed the barbecues or the fireworks for you. But before leaving I did notice in Migros some ueber-cute mini-mozzarellas in the shape of white crosses, and didn’t quite get it till I saw them pictured on top of a tomato slice. Marketers can get very creative with the Swiss flag!
Hey Zorra
How creative are your entrants? Love the number of white crosses.
Going to take a while to peruse these blogs.
Keep me busy while the baby grandaughter is sleeping.
Cheers
What a fabulous selection of food. Well done everyone :)
j
Welch ein Fest. Danke für das Thema. Das Thema „Schweizer Brot“ ist für mich noch nicht passé, Auswahl gibt es ja genug. Das Walliser Roggenbrot z.B. muss noch unbedingt gebacken werden.
I’m sorry I was leaving for holidays and missed the Swiss day entry. Is it too late to include mine??
You can find it on my blog http://www.acelebrationoffood.blogspot.com
Om the July 31 entry.
I love reading uour blog. I am new to this so I am not very good at working the computer, but I am learning.
Hope this all works and that you can still add the cake my sister and I made.
Thanks
Rita from Ottawa Canada