Engadin St. Moritz
Engadine walnut cake
"Fuatscha grassa" is the name that the people of the Engadine give to the sweet shortcrust pastry with which they make their famous Engadine walnut cake. But it is the filling that is truly memorable: walnuts, honey, caramel and cream. Engadine confectioners who worked in Italy, France and America in the 18th century are said to have brought the recipe home, perfecting it here. Today, Engadine walnut cake is one of the gastronomic icons of Graubünden, a Swiss culinary classic that is exported all over the world.
Capuns: wrapped and filled
The art of wrapping vegetables and meat in chard leaves is one that the cooks of Graubünden have mastered superbly. As demonstrated by capuns, which have evolved from a simple farmers' dish to a delicacy. Every family, every village, every valley has its own recipe. And each one is, of course, the best!
Plain in pigna: "oven rösti"
This dish belongs to the Engadine just like the sunshine and the snow. Made with chopped potato and meat, it is baked in a wood-fired oven over glowing embers until crisp: a rustic, old-fashioned dish that brings long-forgotten flavours to the palate.
Gerstensuppe: full of goodness
Graubünden's celebrated barley soup evolved here hundreds of years ago; it also contains many other ingredients including bacon and beans. Now regarded as a delicacy, it is even served at gourmet restaurants such as Jöhri's Talvo.
Bündnerfleisch: first-class
Top-quality beef, dried for 10 to 15 weeks in the fresh alpine air: that is the secret of Bündnerfleisch (not forgetting a special mixture of herbs and spices). Enjoy it sliced wafer-thin, with crispy bread and a glass of Graubünden wine – and you can almost taste the mountains.
