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| I've been here seven years and I'm now sure there is no such thing as Swiss cuisine. Fondue came from France, Bratwurst & Raclette from Germany, spätzli from Italy. The Swiss do claim to have invented the Meringue in Meiringen but I'm not sure that counts as cuisine. Basically boil some fatty, smoked meat serve it with pureed spinach and boiled potatoes and you are just about there. | |
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Of course there is Swiss cuisine. Fondue and Raclette are Swiss/French in origin, and Spätzle are German in origin, not Italian. And considering those things all have their origins hundreds of years ago, and have been eaten here for centuries, I think they can safely be considered Swiss food. Rösti, Geschnetzeltes, Älplermagronen, etc. are definitely Swiss, and that doesn't include Italian-Swiss and French-Swiss specialties that I know little about. Not to mention Desserts and the like as well.
I would imagine anyone from a western country would have little trouble getting kids to eat Swiss food, as it wouldn't be that much different from what they're probably used to. Potatoes, meat, vegetables, etc. Where are you from, Galatea?
Regardless, I grew up in the US eating things like tounge sandwich on rye bread while the rest of the kids ate bologna on white bread. It didn't make all that much of a difference how I was treated, but I could never get kids to trade sandwiches with me.