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Swiss National Day farm brunch

On 1 August, farms across Switzerland open for a Buurezmorge, a farmers' breakfast of Zopf, Rösti and cheese.

A tile drawn for this day, not a photograph.

Cheeses for Swiss National Day farm brunch

Switzerland's national day on 1 August has bonfires, lanterns and fireworks in the evening, and since 1993 it has also had the 1 August brunch on the farm, organised by the Swiss Farmers' Union. Hundreds of farming families open their barns and yards for a Buurezmorge, a farmers' breakfast: plaited Zopf bread, butter and jam, Rösti, Birchermüesli and platters of local cheese, with music, alphorns and flag throwing on many farms. Places are booked in advance. In the evening, some households melt raclette at the fireside or on the table grill.

The cheeses

GruyèreA staple of the brunch cheese platter.EmmentalThe cheese with holes, on almost every Swiss board.AppenzellerThe herb-washed cheese of eastern Switzerland.

Also part of it, and being written: Raclette (Melted at the evening fire or table grill.).

About this page

Written by the EveryCheese desk with AI assistance. Background: "Swiss National Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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