Bread Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cu ...

has been a

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Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

for millennia, probably since the dawn of

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. The Swiss Plateau is the main

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region of the country. Nowadays, bread is consumed by almost all Swiss and accompanies practically every meal, making it an integral part of

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. There are several hundred different types of Swiss bread, owing to the diversity of culture and traditions found in the country. This list includes national, regional and sweet breads.

Swiss breads

National breads

* Burebrot * Bürli ( Ballon) * Schlumbergerli * Weggli ( Petits pains, panini) *

Zopf Zopf (), Butterzopf () or Züpfe () ( in French and in Italian) is a type of Swiss, Austrian, and German bread made from white flour, milk, eggs, butter and yeast. The is typically brushed with egg yolk, egg wash, or milk before baking, le ...

Zürcher Murren Zürcher Murren, also called pain bernois, Bernerweggen, Spitzweggen, geschnittene Weggli, or Zackenweggen, are a type of bread roll traditionally made in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, and more rarely, in Romandy. History and name Th ...

* Zürcher Brot ( Langbrot)

Regional breads

* Basler Brot ( BS/BL) * Brascidèla ( GR) *

Pane ticinese The pane ticinese () is a white bread traditionally made in the Swiss canton of Ticino, but also available in the rest of Switzerland, where it is known as "Bread of Ticino" ( , ). In Ticino, it is referred to by a number of names specific to th ...

( TI) * Paun jauer ( Münstertaler Brot) ( GR) * Pain de seigle ( VS) * Rua-Brot ( FR) * Spanischbrötli ( AG/ ZH) * St. Galler Brot ( SG) * Türggenbrot ( SG) Urner Brot ( UR)

Sweet breads

* Bröötis ( AI) * Cuchaule ( FR) *

Grittibänz A Stutenkerl () belongs to the Saint Nicholas tradition in the German-speaking countries. It is a pastry made of , sweet leavened dough, in the form of a man ( is German for 'lad' or 'fellow'). are generally nationally available around Saint ...

( Bonhomme de Saint Nicolas)

Breads with religious significance

* Agathabrot ( FR) * Motschellen ( AI)

References

External links

List of breads (and pastries) in the Culinary Heritage of Switzerland
{{Lists of prepared foods

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

Breads Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cu ...