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Rösti is made with onions, Appenzeller cheese, and caraway seeds in German cantons, while you'll see tomatoes, sweet paprika, and Gruyere cheese in French cantons, and you will notice the addition of rosemary in the Italian ones.

If you cannot be in Bern for the fourth Monday in November, celebrate the Onion Market Day at home with dishes such as this onion salad.

If you need to get up and going, müesli is great. Cereals, nuts, fruit and milk or yogurt make a well balanced breakfast. Now you can prepare your own.

There is no alcohol in this recipe, making it suitable for children, although not for young children as the cheese is very hot to eat and there is the risk of an accident while dipping the bread.

Saffron is used to flavor food and to color it pale golden yellow. Turmeric is often suggested as a substitute for saffron. Although turmeric adds a similar pale yellow color, the flavor is completely different.

Fondue and chocolate, this recipe matches two Swiss well known symbols. Although dessert fondues are relatively modern, wouldn't get you into regional mood dipping pieces of cake into a caquelon of melted chocolate? Wicked!

The cheese on top of this soup changes from canton to canton. Expect Gruyere in French cantons, Emmentaler if you are in one of the German cantons, and Parmesan in Italian ones.

Broccoli and cauliflower are included in the list of healthy food and this salad gets the best of both vegetables.