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What to eat

In Switzerland rösti is finely grated potato, fried and often served with bacon and cheese, while geschnetzeltes are thin slices of veal in a cream and mushroom sauce usually served with noodles or rösti. Zander (fresh water pike-perch) is the most commonly found fish in Switzerland. Cheese is popular and is used in fondue (melted cheese used as dipping sauce) and raclette (grilled slices of cheese drizzled over potatoes and gherkins). Switzerland is rightly famous for chocolate.

Germany is the land of the schwein (pig) and dishes of pork, gammon, bacon and ham dominate German menus. Traditionally pork was pot-roasted or grilled rather than fried. There are over 1500 types of German würst (sausage), the most common being bratwürst (made from minced pork and served grilled or fried), Wienerwürst (smoked sausages served boiled, known as frankfurters in English) and blutwürst (blood sausage). Sauerbraten is marinated roast beef, while fleischkaese and leberkaese are kinds of meat loaf. Forelle (trout) and lachs (salmon) are the most popular fish. The most common vegetable accompaniments are sauerkraut and boiled potatoes. Reibekuchen are potato pancakes, served with apple sauce. Spargel (white asparagus) is consumed in huge quantities during Spargelzeit between mid-April and 24 June. Germans tend to eat cakes mid-morning or mid-afternoon. The most famous German cake is Schwarzwalder kirschtorte (Black Forest gateau), a chocolate and cherry cake.