https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As colder weather is approaching, Swiss health experts are answering a very pertinent question: is it safe to eat the cheese fondue during the pandemic? Seriously. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200907/swiss-tradition-can-you-catch-the-coronavirus-from-eating-cheese-fondue Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:42:42 +0200 swiss-tradition-can-you-catch-the-coronavirus-from-eating-cheese-fondue Fondueziit (fondue time) has begun again! Fran from Swiss food blog Little Zurich Kitchen guides us through the dos and don'ts of eating cheese fondue in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171107/everything-you-need-to-know-about-swiss-cheese-fondue Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:56:13 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-swiss-cheese-fondue The World Fondue Championships are underway in Switzerland and even before the winner has been named tensions are running high between the Swiss and the French over what cheese goes into a fondue. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191118/fondue-smoked-whiskey-and-wooden-spoon-secrets-of-the-worlds-best-fondue Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:39:12 +0100 fondue-smoked-whiskey-and-wooden-spoon-secrets-of-the-worlds-best-fondue In case you needed any more proof that rock is dead, then this could be it... https://www.thelocal.ch/20190315/hip-hop-is-best-music-for-improving-taste-of-cheese Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:31:29 +0100 hip-hop-is-best-music-for-improving-taste-of-cheese A cheesemaker in eastern Switzerland’s Toggenburg region has produced a pink cheese for a customer in China. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190117/swiss-producer-makes-pink-cheese-for-chinese-market-food Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:07:51 +0100 swiss-producer-makes-pink-cheese-for-chinese-market-food From cheesy science experiments to torturous citizenship interviews, here are the top ten stories from the last 12 months that could have only happened in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181217/only-in-switzerland-relive-the-10-most-swiss-stories-of-2018 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:55:58 +0100 only-in-switzerland-relive-the-10-most-swiss-stories-of-2018 When searching a fromagerie for the perfect chunk of cheddar or parmesan, cheese aficionados have probably never grilled vendors over what kind of music was played to their cheeses. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181102/swiss-cheese-maker-experiments-with-music-to-increase-taste-led-zeppelin-a-tribe-called-quest-emmental-bern-university Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:46:06 +0100 swiss-cheese-maker-experiments-with-music-to-increase-taste-led-zeppelin-a-tribe-called-quest-emmental-bern-university Switzerland is living proof you can have your cheese and eat it too, but a growing taste for imported varieties have the industry worried. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180322/cheesed-off-imports-take-bite-out-of-swiss-fromage-industry Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:24:56 +0100 cheesed-off-imports-take-bite-out-of-swiss-fromage-industry You may already subscribe to receive a magazine through the post, or have a vegetable box delivered to your door. Now fondue fans can do the same after a Fribourg cheese cooperative came up with a novel way to reach more customers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171122/love-swiss-cheese-fondue-now-you-can-get-a-monthly-subscription Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:06:24 +0100 love-swiss-cheese-fondue-now-you-can-get-a-monthly-subscription The ultimate symbol of Swissness, cheese is a venerated commodity in Switzerland. The Local looks at the facts behind the Swiss cheese industry. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170321/15-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-swiss-cheese Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:02:48 +0100 15-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-swiss-cheese Local dairy farmers in the landslide-hit Val Bregaglia had a victory against the elements on Friday when they managed to rescue 1.2 tons of cheese from a storeroom just hours before the building filled up with mud and debris. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170905/precious-cheese-rescued-from-landslide-hit-graubnden-valley Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:04:04 +0200 precious-cheese-rescued-from-landslide-hit-graubnden-valley A Swiss watchmaker on Thursday unveiled a one-million-euro "Swiss Mad" wristwatch with a case made of local winter cheese and a dial recalling the nation's distinctive red-and-white flag. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170113/swiss-company-creates-watch-made-from-cheese Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:59:10 +0100 swiss-company-creates-watch-made-from-cheese Alpine cheesemaking in Switzerland could be as much as 3,000 years old, say British researchers who have unearthed exciting new archaeological evidence dating back to the Iron Age. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160426/swiss-alps-saw-cheesemaking-in-iron-age-say-researchers Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:59:21 +0200 swiss-alps-saw-cheesemaking-in-iron-age-say-researchers Migrants to Switzerland could be forced to take an exam on Swiss cheeses and fondue-making, if a proposal backed by a right-wing Swiss politician is approved in a referendum later this year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160401/cheese-test-for-foreigners-to-go-to-public-vote Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:00:29 +0200 cheese-test-for-foreigners-to-go-to-public-vote Swiss people ate more cheese in 2015 than the year before, munching their way through a whopping 21.49 kilos per person, 260 grams more than in 2014. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160318/swiss-continue-to-scoff-more-cheese-report Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:34:58 +0100 swiss-continue-to-scoff-more-cheese-report Eureka! After about a century of research, Swiss scientists have finally cracked the mystery of the holes in Swiss cheese. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150528/boffins-discover-why-swiss-cheese-has-holes Thu, 28 May 2015 23:56:18 +0200 boffins-discover-why-swiss-cheese-has-holes Swiss residents continue to scoff more cheese with statistics released on Tuesday showing they ate 21.37 kilograms on average in 2014, 330 grams more than in the previous year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150318/swiss-residents-continue-to-eat-more-cheese Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:26:07 +0100 swiss-residents-continue-to-eat-more-cheese Apart from its world famous cheese, the Gruyère district can also boast of being home to a village voted this year the most beautiful in French-speaking Switzerland. The Local’s Morven McLean pays a visit to the village of Gruyères to find out what makes it so special. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141211/beyond-cheese-exploring-the-medieval-village-of-gruyeres Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:14:00 +0100 beyond-cheese-exploring-the-medieval-village-of-gruyeres It was a miserable moment for a newly renovated cheese dairy in Misery, in the canton of Fribourg, last week when more than 2,000 rounds of gruyère cheese came crashing to the floor after the shelves they were stored on collapsed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141009/cheese-disaster-spells-misery-for-fribourg-dairy Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:20:00 +0200 cheese-disaster-spells-misery-for-fribourg-dairy The Swiss are known for their great love of cheese but a doctor from Lausanne is warning that they need to reduce their consumption of gruyère, emmental and other varieties because of the health risks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140415/specialist-says-swiss-eat-too-much-cheese Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:31:00 +0200 specialist-says-swiss-eat-too-much-cheese