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Switzerland, offilicially Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin); Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confédération suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) and Confederaziun svizra (Romansh) (The Swiss Confederation) is a Direct Democracy and a Federal Parliamentary Republic. It's capital is Berne and the largest city (and financial centre) is Zürich. The country has four official languages: German; French; Italian and Romansh which reflect Switzerland's position as a land-locked country in the heart of Europe. Switerland lies at the southern border of Western Europe and the historical entity of Central Europe. It represents one of the original centres of Celtic civilization, with the main tribe being the Helvetii. From the fourth century CE western Switzerland became part of the Burgundian kingdom and the eastern part was assimilated to the kindgoms of the Alemanni. By the seventh century Switzerland had come under Frankish hagemony. This led to Switzerland becoming a part of the Holy Roman Empire (and thus a part of Central Europe. The original Swiss Confederacy was an alliance among the valley communities of the central Alps. The Confederacy facilitated management of common interests (free trade) and ensured peace on the important mountain trade routes. The Federal Charter of 1291 agreed between the rural communes of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden is considered the confederacy's founding document. The confederacy remained essentially autonomous until 1789 when the armies of the French Revolution conquered Switzerland and imposed a new unified constitution. When war broke out between France and its rivals, Russian and Austrian forces invaded Switzerland and this resulted in the 1803 Act of Mediation which largely restored Swiss autonomy and introduced a Confederation of 19 cantons. In 1815 the Congress of Vienna fully re-established Swiss independence and the European powers agreed to permanently recognise Swiss neutrality. The treaty marked the last time that Switzerland fought in an international conflict. The treaty also allowed Switzerland to increase its territory, with the admission of the cantons of Valais, Neuchâtel and Geneva — this was also the last time Switzerland's territory expanded. In 1920, Switzerland joined the League of Nations, and in 1963 the Council of Europe. Today, Switzerland is one of the world's richest countries and Switzerland ranks 15th in the world (when GDP is adjusted for purchasing power parity). Swiss cuisine has strong influences from German, French and Italian cookery and much of Swiss cooking is related to the cuisines of the countries neighbouring the cantons. |
The alphabetical list of Swiss recipes follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 25 recipes in total:
| Bricher Muesli Origin: Switzerland | Mirabelienwähe (Swiss Mirabelle Tart) Origin: Switzerland | Sunflower Petal Honey Origin: Switzerland |
| Caramels à la Crème (Cream Caramel Fudge) Origin: Switzerland | Morel Rösti Origin: Switzerland | Tarte à la Raisiné (Raisiné Pie) Origin: Switzerland |
| Caramels à la Crème et à l'Espérule (Cream Caramel Fudge with Sweet Woodruff) Origin: Switzerland | Muffins au Vin Cuit (Mulled Wine Muffins) Origin: Switzerland | Tarte au Rumex Alpin (Alpine Dock Tart) Origin: Switzerland |
| Chocolate Pudding with Sea-buckthorn Cream Origin: Switzerland | Petits Gâteaux au Sureau (Elderberry Muffins) Origin: Switzerland | Terrine Verte (Wild Greens Terrine) Origin: Switzerland |
| Compote de Rhubarbe Sauvage (Wild Rhubarb Compote) Origin: Switzerland | Pumpkin Rösti Origin: Switzerland | Tuiles Sauge et du Fromage (Sage and Cheese Tuiles) Origin: Switzerland |
| Confiture de Rhubarbe Sauvage (Alpine Dock Jam) Origin: Switzerland | Quiche Dent-de-Lion (Swiss Dandelion Quiche) Origin: Switzerland | Veal Schnitzel with Spaghetti Milanese Origin: Switzerland |
| Jägerschnitzel (Hunter's Schnitzel) Origin: Switzerland | Rösti Origin: Switzerland | Veau Roulé aux Herbes Sauvage (Rolled Breast of Veal with Wild Greens Stuffing) Origin: Switzerland |
| Marzipan Karotten (Marzipan Carrots) Origin: Switzerland | Rüebiltorte (Swiss Carrot Cake) Origin: Switzerland | |
| Miel de Pissenlits (Dandelion Petal Honey) Origin: Switzerland | Risotto alla Pissenlit (Dandelion Risotto) Origin: Switzerland |
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