“Pineapple certainly merits wider use than in Hawaiian pizzas and pina coladas and on cheesy cocktail sticks.” Yotam Ottolenghi
Andale andale
Tortilla made from corn, onions, chicken, sour cream. That’s it? Not at all. In her 128 page recipe book “Taco-topia”, Deborah Kaloper introduces us to the hero of Mexican cuisine: the taco. You can hardly go wrong . What tastes good goes in. However, if your brain goes into shock rather than creative mode over this fact , you will get cool ideas from this book, whose recipes are so beautifully illustrated that we would love to pin them to our fridge. Deborah Kaloper, “Taco-topia,” Smith Street Books, ca. 30.-
Cloudless
Amaretti are what espresso drinkers hope for when they order a short black instead of a dessert. This usually comes with a miniature treat that hardly any dog would lift a paw for. Amaretti crunch so beautifully and make the taste buds in your mouth blossom. Especially when the treat is paired with kirsch or champagne, as Confiserie Sprüngli does. The recipe is so secret that you can hardly say it out loud , but the modern interpretation with coconut is so good that every Raffaello ball feels like the fat one at the edge of the pool. Zücher Traditionsconfiserie introduces its new varieties every quarter – so that we have a reason to feast our way through the displays every month. Confiserie Sprüngli, “Amaretti”, 100 g, approx. 11.-
Carbs
The average Swiss eats around 20.67 kilograms of bread a year, which corresponds to around 413 slices. Nevertheless, the number of bakeries is steadily declining. While there were 8,340 stores in 1905, just under a third of them still exist today.
Pink Panter
It’s not just hipsterism that has its origins in Berlin. The idea for the Thomas Henry lemonade start-up also took off in the German capital. Named after the man who combined water and carbon dioxide to create soda, a small team has been producing bitter lemonades since 2010 – and in such pretty packaging, that the glass bottles are often used as a vase after the toast. Especially delicious: a refreshing cocktail with the delicate cherry blossom flavor of Tonic Cherry Blossom. Thomas Henry, “Cherry Blossom Tonic”, 20 cl, approx. 3.-
