Dimitri BurkhardBack in the 1980s, there were no school-provided lunches in Switzerland.
To the ringing of the church bells at noon, I would return home for lunch Monday through Friday. But before sitting down to eat, I would disappear into my room to play with my Legos first.
"Dimitri! De Zmittag isch parat!" is a call I remember all too well. "Dimitri, lunch is ready!" My mom, and really all the moms at the time, were superwomen. They stayed home to cook lunch for us and made sure we got back to school on time.
As I reflected on these childhood memories, I remembered all the Swiss foods I used to eat back then: at a friend's house, at my grandparents' on the weekend, or at my mom's kitchen table...
Here are a dozen Swiss foods I remember from my childhood in Switzerland:
Pastetli pastries filled with chicken and a side of carrots and peas
Gehacktes und Hörnli mit Öpfelmues - Macaroni with ground beef and apple sauce
Omelettes with cinnamon sugar - one of my favorites!
Fotzelschnitte - the same as French toast
Chnöpfli, a type of spaetzle pasta
Toast Hawaii, a classic
Nudelauflauf mit Schinken - Noodle pasta casserole with ham
Anyone else remember this? I still need to cook it in order to take a photograph...
Buchstabensuppe - Clear alphabet letter soup
Chäswähe - Cheese pie
Polenta pizza with tomatoes
Fischstäbli - nothing but fried fish fingers
And who doesn't like Riz Casimir? It's curry rice with chicken, canned fruits and roasted bananas.
Melanie
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