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 Melted cheese at high altitude: that's the latest offer from SWISS International Air Lines. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181129/swiss-airline-offers-chance-to-join-mile-high-fondue-club Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:34:54 +0100 swiss-airline-offers-chance-to-join-mile-high-fondue-club 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 The smell of moitié-moitié filled the air in the village of Tartegnin in the canton of Vaud on Saturday as cheese aficionados attended the second World Fondue Championships. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171120/fribourg-cheesemaker-wins-world-fondue-championships Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:43:19 +0100 fribourg-cheesemaker-wins-world-fondue-championships Crisps, chocolate bars and soft drinks aren’t the only things you can get out of a vending machine in Switzerland... https://www.thelocal.ch/20170209/in-pics-welcome-to-switzerland-where-fondue-and-sausages-are-sold-in-vending-machines Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:25:34 +0100 in-pics-welcome-to-switzerland-where-fondue-and-sausages-are-sold-in-vending-machines Fondue: how do you eat yours? Normally at a table at home or in a restaurant, we assume. But not these two sports enthusiasts from the canton of St Gallen. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161222/video-swiss-paragliders-tuck-into-mid-flight-fondue Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:25:17 +0100 video-swiss-paragliders-tuck-into-mid-flight-fondue 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