Käsknöpfle is a type of pasta made with cheese and flour. It is formed into small dumplings, which are cooked in salted water until they float to the surface. The cooked Käsknöpfle is then mixed with fried onion and bacon.
Other Typical Dishes:
- Riebel: a dish of cornmeal mush fried with butter, onions, and bacon
- Maluns: a dish made of grated potatoes, flour, and egg, fried in butter
- Torkelfestessen: a meal served during the grape harvest, consisting of various pork products, sauerkraut, and potatoes
- Schnitzel: breaded and fried meat, typically veal or pork
- Rösti: a potato pancake, often served with cheese or applesauce
- Birnenbrot: a bread made with pears, nuts, and spices
- Zwetschgenkuchen: a plum tart
Desserts:
- Apfelmus: applesauce
- Rüblikuchen: carrot cake
- Schoggikuchen: chocolate cake
- Vanilleglace: vanilla ice cream
- Nusstorte: nut tart
- Engadiner Nusstorte: a tart made with nuts, honey, and cream
