Weggli

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A Weggli

The Weggli (pronounced [ʋɛklɪ] , french (petit) pain au lait , Italian panino al latte ) is with milk cooked rolls , which in the whole Switzerland is widespread. Weggli have a round shape and have a deep groove in the middle.

history

Street vendor with the market call Anka-weggle Hayss (Hot Butter-Weggli), Basel 1749

The term "Weggli" is an Alemannic diminutive of "Wecke" (" Brötchen "), which in turn is derived from the Old High German Wecki . The earliest historical evidence for the Weggli comes from the 16th century. Other regional names are Michetta , Schwöbli and sweet rolls . Until the early 20th century, it was a luxury product that only the rich could afford. To this day, the Weggli is less an everyday bread than a treat that you indulge in occasionally.

Manufacturing

The Weggliteig consists of white flour , milk, butter , baker's yeast , baking malt , sugar and salt , whereby various bakeries have developed their own recipes based on it. The dough is left to rise for about 30 minutes and then shaped into round dough pieces weighing about 60 g. These are left to rise for another 30 minutes. Then they are pressed in in the middle, creating the typical furrow, coated with egg yolk and / or milk and baked in the oven at around 200 ° C.

consumption

The Weggli is primarily a breakfast pastry ; in addition, there is also a sandwich or as a snack consumed. The combination with a chocolate bar stuck through the Weggli is also widespread .

Idioms

Fünfer (Fünfräppler)

Weggli has also found its way into various sayings as a metaphor . A product that sells very well is often described as "goes away like warmth". Another saying is “the fiver and the Weggli want”: It describes a situation in which someone cannot decide between two alternatives and actually wants both.

Remarks

  1. It should be noted here that the five is the amount of money that you would have to spend to get the Weggli in possession. Even if the effective purchase price is of course higher than 5 cents today, the amount has symbolically been preserved. The phrase is supposed to show the conflict: Either you keep the amount of money or you get the goods. In the sense of “someone who wants the fiver and the Weggli”, he wants to get one without giving up the other.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Weggli at Culinary Heritage of Switzerland

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