Swiss food with a protected origin
Swiss foods with protected origins have one of the two protected designations of origin: Appellation d'Origine Protégée, AOP (protected designation of origin, GUB) and Indication géographique protégée IGP (protected geographical indication, GGA). Both are official, state-protected names that are checked by an independent certification body. For every product there is an exact specification sheet in which the quality and the typical properties of the region are defined. On May 7, 2013, the name Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, AOC was replaced by Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP) .
Both designations of origin are represented in Switzerland by the Swiss Association of AOP-IGP .
For a separate list according to AOP and IGP see: Designation of Origin # Protected designations of origin in Switzerland
cheese
| designation | region | Milk from | quality | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernese alpine cheese and sliced cheese | Bernese Oberland / Canton of Bern | cow | AOP | Raw milk cheese |
| Bloderkäse , sour cheese (preliminary stage) | Werdenberg , Obertoggenburg including Ebnat-Kappel , Amden and the Principality of Liechtenstein | cow | AOP | Sour cheese |
| Emmentaler | Cantons of Aargau , Bern , Glarus , Lucerne , Schwyz , Solothurn , St. Gallen , Thurgau , Zug , Zurich and Freiburg | cow | AOP | Raw milk hard cheese |
| L'Etivaz | Municipalities of Château-d'Oex , Rougemont , Rossinière , Ollon , Villeneuve , Ormont-Dessus , Ormont- Dessous , Corbeyrier , Leysin and Bex | cow | AOP | Hard cheese |
| Formaggio d'Alpe Ticinese | Canton of Ticino | goat | AOP | Semi-hard cheese |
| Glarus alpine cheese | Canton of Glarus | cow | AOP | Raw milk semi-hard cheese |
| Le Gruyère or Gruyere | Cantons of Bern , Friborg , Vaud , Neuchâtel and Jura as well as parts of German-speaking Switzerland | cow | AOP | Raw milk hard cheese |
| Sbrinz | Cantons of Lucerne , Schwyz , Obwalden and Nidwalden , Zug , Bern and St. Gallen | cow | AOP | Raw milk hard cheese |
| Tete de Moine | Freiberg , Pruntrut , Moutier and Courtelary , Saulcy and the parcel of the Courgenay cheese dairy | cow | AOP | Semi-hard cheese |
| Vacherin Fribourgeois | Canton of Friborg and the Bernese communities of Clavaleyres and Münchenwiler | cow | AOP | Semi-hard cheese |
| Vacherin Mont-d'Or | Vallée de Joux and the foot of the Vaud Jura | cow | AOP | Soft cheese |
| Valais raclette | Canton of Valais | cow | AOP | Raw milk semi-hard cheese |
| Valais raclette sliced cheese | Canton of Valais | cow | AOP | Raw milk extra hard cheese |
| Valais raclette sliced cheese | Canton of Valais | cow | AOP | Raw milk semi-hard cheese |
flesh
| designation | region | Animal: |
|---|---|---|
| Bündnerfleisch (IGP) | ||
| Glarus veal sausage (IGP) | ||
| Longeole (IGP) | ||
| Saucisse d'Ajoie (IGP) | ||
| Saucisse aux choux vaudoise (IGP) | ||
| Saucisson neuchâtelois (IGP) | ||
| Saucisson vaudois (IGP) | ||
| St. Gallen veal sausage (IGP) | ||
| Valais raw ham (IGP) | ||
| Valais dried meat (IGP) | ||
| Valais dry bacon (IGP) |
spirits
| designation | region | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Abricotine | ||
| Damassine | ||
| Eau-de-vie de poire du Valais | ||
| Zuger Kirsch or Rigi Kirsch |
Other
| designation | region |
|---|---|
| Cardon epineux genevois | |
| Mouth saffron | |
| Poire à Botzi | |
| Rheintaler Ribelmais | |
| Valais rye bread | |
| Zug cherry cake (IGP) |
See also
Web links
- Designations of origin and geographical information - Register of designations of origin and geographical information on bwl.admin.ch