Baselbieter Kirsch: rich and fruity Baselland has a great tradition of fruit-growing. On the sunny slopes of the Jura mature the delicious, deepblack cherries that local distilleries make into pure...
Flammkuchen: pizza, Alsace-style This wafer-thin dish made of bread dough is a speciality from neighbouring Alsace that is now widespread on the Basel side of the border. The "Alsace pizza" is...
Lummelbraten: succulent roast Fillet of beef roasted pink, flavoured with garlic, and served with carrots, celery and a rich red-wine sauce: gourmets' mouths water even at the thought. Lummelbraten...
Basel wine: from great grapes At lower elevations, bathed in sunshine, are the vineyards that produce the grapes from which the Basel Region's fine wines are made. Winemakers here are regarded as...
Hops and malt: brew your own beer There are innovative brewers producing local speciality beers throughout Switzerland – but especially in Basel. Alongside Ueli beer, Unser beer is the city's...
Basel Fasnacht: food to celebrate Basel's Fasnacht (carnival) is a feast for the senses that begins with the Morgenstraich procession at 4am. Colourful masks, lanterns and costumes abound, as do three...
Lip-smacking Läckerli Läckerli translates roughly as small and scrumptious: a fitting name for this sweet delicacy. This Basel biscuit, reminiscent of gingerbread, was once only eaten at...
