Saffron: more precious than gold Saffron flourishes in only one place in central Europe: the Valais mountain village of Mund. Just five kilograms are harvested a year, laboriously by hand. For Mund...
Eaux-de-vie: fruit spirits Sion Nowhere in Switzerland enjoys more hours of sunshine than Valais. As a result, the Rhone valley at the start of the Val d'Hérens is a paradise for fruit and...
"Cholera": a Valais curiosity "Cholera" is a pie that probably originated during the cholera epidemics around 1830. People no longer dared go out onto the street, so to prepare a meal they took...
Valais air-dried beef IGP: sublime One of the celebrated icons of the region's gastronomic heritage is Valais air-dried beef IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée, Protected Geographical Indication)....
Raclette du Valais AOC: brilliant You hold a piece of cheese by the fire to melt, scrape some onto a plate – and your raclette is ready! According to legend, a love-struck cheese-maker once...
Valais rye bread AOC: the real thing Evolène Rye bread from Valais is the only bread in Switzerland that can proudly bear the AOC label. This carries an obligation: only rye that has been grown, milled and...
Valais wines: pure sunshine Switzerland's largest winegrowing region is also its most varied: more than 50 grape varieties thrive on the sunny slopes above the Rhone. Among them are ancient names...
