Cheese slices

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Swiss cheese slices

A cheese slices ( Swiss German Chässchnitte ) is a dish from the Swiss cuisine , especially in the canton of Valais , and of Savoy .

A slice of bread is coated with a mixture of grated cheese, flour, milk or cream and egg yolk and then baked with oil or butter with the coated side facing down. In addition to this “military” variant of preparation, cheese slices are also prepared in the oven, with white wine and spices being added to the mixture . The main course , rarely topped with ham, is usually served with a salad or fried egg.

A cheese slice is therefore not to be equated with a bread slice topped with cheese slices ( cheese bread ).

Distribution and importance

The first written evidence of the preparation of cheese slices is from the 18th century.

" Berthouds is the name of the Vaudois' favorite dish, a cheese slice roasted over a fire and topped with young sour wine."

- Heinrich Runge , 1857

An indication of the importance of the cheese slices as a typical Swiss dish is their offer in the Swiss pavilion at the world exhibition Expo 58 in Brussels and at the Swiss national exhibition Expo.02 . 113,529 military cheese slices were sold there.

According to a survey carried out in Switzerland in 1972, when asked about the most popular dishes with Swiss cheese, cheese slices landed in the middle of the field, both in German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland .

In 1959, Swiss recruits were asked about the popularity of individual dishes. This showed that cheese slices with salad were moderately popular with both German and French-speaking Swiss . On the other hand, two-thirds of the German-speaking Swiss rejected cheese slices with apple sauce , and 95 percent of the French-speaking countries.

Cheese slices in the Swiss Army

According to the regulations of the Swiss Army, the traditional military cheese slice is prepared for 100 people with a six-kilogram cheese mixture consisting of two kilograms of Emmentaler and Gruyere and one kilogram of Tilsiter and Appenzeller .

Two incidents occurred in 1940 when mineral oil was used instead of cooking oil to make cheese slices and salad dressings. The more than 90 people affected were then referred to as oil soldiers and suffered lifelong from the consequences of the poisoning. In October 1947, Swiss Solidarity raised money for the first time in their favor .

School cookbook tip pot

A recipe for cheese slices can also be found in the Swiss school cookbook Tiptopf . It should be noted that this is a recipe that is suitable for using leftovers. The bread slices are softened with milk and then coated on one side with the seasoned cheese-milk-egg mixture. In addition to the normal variant of baking in oil with the coated side facing down, there is also a variant in the oven.

See also

literature

  • Heinrich Berndt: Newly increased Bernese cookbook; instructions are given to apprerate, cook, pickle, roast and bake more than 400 dishes according to their current use; as well as pies, tartres, desserts, creams, fruits to confitures and ice cream Haller, Bern 1791, p. 107.
  • Pot . Intercantonal teaching material for home economics lessons. Intercantonal Teaching Aids Center, Bern 1986, p. 135.
  • Monica Schulthess Zettel: Hut recipes to cook at home - Central Switzerland: Gluschtigs from the SAC huts. Weber, Thun 2014, pp. 96–98.
  • Regulations 60.006 d recipes. Swiss Army, Bern 2009, recipe R0811.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Volume IX, column 1363 in the Swiss Idiotikon .
  2. ↑ Ueli Gyr (folklorist): Eat real, symbolic food. In: Unimagazin 1/2002 - Bulletin ETHZ 285. Retrieved on July 30, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Raclette. In: MySwitzerland.com. Accessed on July 30, 2016 : "In addition to spicy Valais cheese slices and (...) cheese fondue (...), raclette is the most popular cheese dish in Valais"
  4. ↑ Croute au fromage. (No longer available online.) In: www.savoie-specialite.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016 ; accessed on July 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.savoie-specialite.com
  5. ↑ Karin Messerli: Käseschnitte: The star classic. In: Annabelle . December 14, 2010, accessed July 24, 2016 .
  6. ^ Philippe Rochat : Cheese slices with salad. In: Observer . October 1, 1999, archived from the original ; accessed on July 24, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Duden | Cuts | Spelling, meaning, definition, synonyms, origin. In: www.duden.de. Retrieved July 24, 2016 (See Meaning 2).
  8. ↑ Gustav Rhyiner: Mayor Johannes Ryhiner: 1728–1790. In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde, 45 (1946), p. 76. Retrieved on July 24, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Heinrich Berndt: Newly increased Bernese cook book; instructions are given to apprerate, cook, pickle, roast and bake more than 400 dishes according to their current use; as well as pies, tartres, desserts, creams, fruits to confitures and ice cream Haller, Bern 1791, p. 107.
  10. ↑ Heinrich Runge: The Berchtold day in Switzerland: A mythological sketch . Verlag von Meyer & Zeller, Zurich 1857, p. 15 f .
  11. ↑ AW Herzig: Review of the “Expo”: Switzerland's impressive and successful contribution . In: Union review . tape 50 , 1958, pp. 377 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-353875 .
  12. ↑ Meinrad Schuler: More than just cheese slices. In: Army Logistics: independent trade journal for logisticians, 75 (2002), issue 12, pp. 2 and 5. Accessed on July 24, 2016 .
  13. ↑ The favorites among cheese dishes. In: Die Tat , May 18, 1972, p. 10. Retrieved July 25, 2016 .
  14. ↑ The popularity of individual dishes. In: Der Fourier: official organ of the Swiss Fourier Association and the Association of Swiss Fourier Assistants, 33 (1960), No. 6, pp. 213-218. Retrieved July 24, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Bojan Stula: The last oil soldier is dead - a sad chapter in Swiss history closes , Basellandschaftliche Zeitung of April 26, 2014
  16. ↑ Swiss Solidarity and Collection Platform Swiss Solidarity celebrates its 60th birthday. (No longer available online.) In: APD. September 25, 2006, archived from the original on July 24, 2016 ; accessed on July 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stanet.ch
  17. ↑ Tip pot . Intercantonal teaching material for home economics lessons. Intercantonal Teaching Aids Center, Bern 1986, p. 135.
  18. ↑ Traditional Welsh Rarebit recipe. In: www.visitwales.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016 .