Sausage hits a snag

Swiss butchers are in a lather over the fate of one of Switzerland’s favourite sausages: the cervelat. The government apparently hasn’t had the guts to take on the European Union over an import ban on one of its main ingredients – zebu intestines from Brazil. There are still enough of these natural casings to keep [...]

Welcome to the dark side…

Chocoholics rejoice and make your’s a dark one: researchers at Zurich University have published results from a study that show that dark chocolate doesn’t just taste good or boost your morale. It can also be beneficial for blood flow. Forty grammes of chocolate with at least 70 per cent cocoa content have measurable effects [...]

Food, glorious food

Foodies have been gathering in the Swiss town of Bulle for the past five days. Their aim was to sample as much quality and innovative produce from all over the country, including the usual suspects – wine, cheese and chocolate – presented at the eighth Salon des Goûts et Terroirs. One [...]

Gotta have chocolate

If that craving for your favourite Swiss chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, there is a good reason for it. A small study in the Journal of Proteome Research links the type of bacteria living in people’s digestive system to a desire for chocolate. Everyone has a vast community [...]