Rösti

(Röschti, Röstis Bernois)

Rösti is a simple, buttery and fragrant national dish of Switzerland, a crispy crusted potato pancake with an appetizing golden color. It is a great side dish to traditional Swiss delicacies such as leberspiesschen (grilled calves' livers wrapped in bacon and sage) or émincé de veau.

The potatoes for rösti are boiled, peeled, chilled, grated into long strips, and fried with butter, oil, salt, and maybe a bit of bacon fat. The dish is then cut into wedges and served to hungry consumers. Additionally, herbs, onions, ham, or grated cheese can be added to the dish to enhance its flavors.

Rösti was originally consumed for breakfast by farmers from the Swiss canton of Bern, but today it is a popular side dish with lots of variations. For example, Bernese rösti is prepared with bacon, Valaisian rösti with sliced tomatoes and raclette cheese, while Basilean rösti is a mixture of potatoes and sliced onions in a 1:1 ratio.

Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Types of Rösti

Berner rösti

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Bern, Switzerland

Pairing tips

Wine Appellation

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Serve with

Sauce

Frankfurter Grüne Soße

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Recipe variations

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Classic Rösti
READY IN 3h 20min
The classic rösti is a simple recipe using essentially just potatoes, but it creates a wonderfully flavored breakfast potato fritter or a side dish which can be enjoyed with various meals.
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Bacon Rösti
READY IN 1h 5min
Among many different recipe variations, here is a favorite one of the Swiss German-speaking area. It is made with bacon which turns the basic rösti into a whole meal or a hearty breakfast, making it perfectly apt to start the day with.
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Gruyère Rösti
READY IN 1h 15min
Another Swiss classic, this recipe for a cheese-flavored rösti makes a perfect, authentic Swiss breakfast or even dinner and features Gruyère, known colloquially as the King's cheese.

Rösti Authentic recipe

PREP 1h 30min

COOK 40min

RESTING 1h 10min

READY IN 3h 20min

The classic rösti is a simple recipe using essentially just potatoes, but it creates a wonderfully flavored breakfast potato fritter or a side dish which can be enjoyed with various meals.

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