Just yesterday I stopped into the most delightful little food shop in Yverdon called La Ferme. It means “The Farm” and they specialize in local products: meat, cheese, eggs, vegetables, fruits, oils, pastas, etc. In other words, it’s a white-person heaven. In the check-out line I fell for a classic last-minute-purchase gimmick, the free sample. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘swiss food’
The Banished Cheese
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged american in switzerland, swiss cheese, swiss food, switzerland, yverdon on March 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mövenpick Ice Cream
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged american in switzerland, movenpick, swiss food on March 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
One of the best things about being almost-swiss and living in this beautiful country is uninhibited access to Mövenpick Ice Cream. As a committed Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla supporter, I find this difficult to admit: But Mövenpick is the best ice cream in. the. world. period. Right now, I’m hooked on their Sumatra Coconut and [...]
Rösti, it’s what’s for dinner.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged american in switzerland, rösti, swiss food on March 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Jean and I are going to make Rösti tonight. Fortunately, ours comes premade in a packet ready to be cooked on the stove–no potato digging for this girl. This video cracks me up–it’s about as interesting as the Swiss television news. Unlike at home, there is no effort to jazz-up, sex-up, or play-up anything. This [...]

