A large plate is covered with cheese rolls. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

A plate full of rolled Hobelcheese

Eight identical chocolates are arranged in a row on a black slate plate. There are seven different varieties: from nuts to black, white and brown truffles, and two varieties (white and yellow) with alcohol. One praline looks like a small round chocolate container filled with white chocolate mousse. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Larissa Dubach / Chnusper-Becke

Chocolates

Saanenbrätzeli are a thinly rolled sweet pastry. Two rolls lie crosswise on a third Brätzeli. Behind them you can see the white packaging box. It is labelled in old, black lettering and a quarter of a round silhouette is depicted on it. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Saanenbrätzeli

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Alpine and regional products

Regional is genius

You can see a hand with a Hobelkäse standing over a cheese slicer. Below it are many sliced cheese rolls on a plate. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Hobelkäse

On a table with a red and white tablecloth are different kinds of cheese. Ten small Mutschli, a large cheese with a section on top and a basket with Hobelcheese. On the table there is also a slicer and a small bouquet of flowers. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Different kinds of cheese

Six different types of cheese are presented on a platter. Each cheese is labelled with a sign. Charme de Möser and Gstaader Rahmli are white soft cheeses. Hornbergmutschli and Gstaader-Bergkäse are already hard cheeses. The last two cheeses cannot be clearly identified. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Hotel Arc-en-ciel, Gstaad / Hotel Arc-en-ciel, Gstaad

Regional products from the Gstaad holiday region

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Hobel cheese, mountain and alpine cheese

What are the differences? Alpine cheese is a full-fat hard cheese made from raw alpine milk with a firm rind. It is round and weighs 5 to 14 kg. When it is processed into Hobel cheese, it becomes an extra-hard cheese, which is traditionally cut into fine slices before serving. All other types of cheese that are not produced on the alp in the holiday region Gstaad are called mountain cheese.

Cheese, glorious cheese!

Other regional delicacies made from milk

The various dairies in the villages have even more regional products in their range. From local milk, their own fondue and fine raclette cheese to Saanen goat cheese and fine yoghurts or cottage cheese.

Dairy Gstaad
Dairy Schönried and Zweisimmen
Two large and six small yoghurts are stacked in different colours on a dark wooden board. The cups have a silhouette pattern printed on them and each yoghurt has a different colour. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Müller Marketing Gstaad / Molkerei Schönried

Stacked yoghurt

On a table is a round wooden bowl half-full of sliced cheese rolls. Next to it you can see various pieces of cheese wrapped up and waiting for a buyer. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Cheese market table

A piece of bread speared on a fork lifting fondue from a black caquelon. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Black fondue caquelon

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A cow looks out of the window of the stable. Four bells hang above it. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Cow looking out of the stable

A white Saanen goat without horns looks friendly into the camera. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Saanen goat

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Meat products from Simmental cattle and other animals

Whether dried or as a fine fillet - the regional meat products are characterised by their high quality. The farmers here mainly keep Simmental cattle. Its dried meat is a real regional speciality. Tip: try the flavoursome Simmental dried meat on its own or with a little Saanen mustard.

There are various barbecue areas perfectly equipped to grill the fine regional meat.

Buuremetzg in the Saanenland
Stephan's Metz'g in Zweisimmen
Barbecue areas

Crispy bread, the finest chocolate and surprising sweets

The various bakeries and patisseries create many delicacies every day with great passion and joy. Some products are made according to old recipes and in the traditional way. Others are newly developed and waiting to be discovered. Whether for everyday use, as a picnic or as a ‘tasty’ souvenir from your holiday - there is something to suit every taste.

Chnusper Becke Gstaad and Schönried
Délice Café & Chocolatier Saanen
A woven square basket lies on a wooden frame. In it is a rye loaf and a dark bread ring with sesame and seeds on it. To the right is a dark loaf made from six small rolls. In the background you can see another four darker-coloured loaves. Dried ears of wheat and rye and a small bowl of flour can be seen in the foreground.

Various dark loaves

©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Larissa Dubach / Chnusper-Becke
There are plates and cutlery on the table in the alpine hut. There is also a basket with bread, a wooden container with cream, a cheese board with pieces of hard cheese, pieces of alpine cheese and a jar with rolled sliced cheese. Behind it you can see the farmer stirring the milk in the cheese vat. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Alpine products on the table

A brown/white spotted calf tastes the hand of a farmer. It has a small bell around its neck and the farmer is dressed in jeans and a brown/black shirt. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Simmental calf

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340 farmers take care of the landscape

Most farms operate on 10 - 30 hectares of farmland with almost 11 000 cows and are pure family businesses. In summer, the dairymen spend 8 – 10 weeks with their cows on the Alp, where they produce the special Alpine cheese. Besides cheese, our farmers also produce other local products (herbal tea, syrup, butter, dried sausages, «Nidletäfeli» caramel and more). Some of them sell these in their self-service boxes along hiking trails, directly from the farmstead or on the Alp.

Direct sales
Regular, local market (mostly in summer)

Saanen mustard

Every family has its own well-kept secret recipe.

Saanen mustard is one of the holiday region's specialities, served with ham and sausages. Traditionally, mustard is made from mustard seeds and grapes. In Saanenland, the main mustard ingredient is cherry puree. And, for holders of the digital guest card (Gstaad Card), the locals are happy to reveal their recipe and show interested parties how this unique product is made.

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A glass cup full of dark red Saanen mustard with a teaspoon in it. Next to it is a yellow flower on the table.

Saanen Mustard

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Two regionally produced Saane Gutsch beers lie in a sea of yellow flowers. The beer on the left has a pink label with the title Amber. The right bottle has a light yellow label and it is beer no. 3. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Jürg Domke / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Saane Gutsch in the flowers

Two bottles of the regional Saanen Gutsch beer are standing in the snow. On the left is Saane Gutsch Nr 3 with a light yellow label and green cap. On the right is the Amber beer with a pink label and pink cap. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Jürg Domke / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Saanen Beer

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Saanegutsch Beer

The Saanegutsch Beer was created seven years ago during a beer round with colleagues. At first they brewed it in their own garage for their own use and, above all, tried it out a lot. Today, around 35 000 bottles are produced each year. There are four different varieties, whereby the mango flavoured beer is also very tasty for non-beer lovers. Saanengutsch beer can be found in almost every regional restaurant and retail outlet. Cheers!

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Local honey

Over 70 beekeepers look after around 700 bee colonies in the holiday region Gstaad.This results in a bee population of around 28 million bees during the foraging period, which feed on wild and garden flowers.Some beekeepers move their colonies, like the cows in summer, to higher areas where there is a different floral splendour. This results in honey of different consistencies and colours. Regional honey can be found in the retail trade or in the Landi. Many beekeepers also sell their honey directly from the farm.

Four wooden beehives stand twice on a grassy hill. They are painted light green at the bottom and decorated at the top in all colours and with various motifs such as the sun and butterflies. Behind the beehives you can see many alpine roses. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Charly Wampfler / Charly Wampfler

Beehives in the field

A beekeeper in a protective suit lifts a full honeycomb into the air ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Marco Minnig / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus, Müller Medien

Beekeeper with honeycomb

In the foreground you can see pink blooming alpine roses. Behind them are 7 light green painted beehives. The beehives are fenced in. More alpine roses are visible behind them and there is lush green grass all around. The sky is blue. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Charly Wampfler / Charly Wampfler

Alpine roses and beehives

Ten snow-covered beehives are stationed in front of a group of trees. Each hive is painted dark green and has a different coloured motif on it. There is about 30cm of snow on each hive. The weather is grey in grey. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Charly Wampfler / Charly Wampfler

Beehives covered in snow

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Delicious ice cream served in wooden tubs. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Ice Cream

A scoop of yellow ice cream sits on a light blue plate. Around it are some roasted nuts and liquid caramel flows onto the ice cream from above. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / The Alpina Gstaad

A scoop of ice cream

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Regional ice cream

The holiday region Gstaad has various ice cream producers who mainly use local suppliers. The fresh milk comes from the Saanenland and Simmental and in summer also from the various alpine farms. The delicious ice cream can be purchased in various shops.

Ruci Swiss Ice Cream
Saanen ice cream
Mountain Ice Cream

Kobi Eggs

The Zeller family has been producing free-range eggs for over twenty years. They put their heart and soul into caring for almost 2 000 chickens on their farm in Grund near Gstaad. The family packs and processes the eggs at home and their products are sold in retail outlets as well as in local and regional hotels and restaurants.

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A large square egg container filled with 30 brown eggs lies on a wooden board. Next to it are two small cardboard boxes, each containing six brown eggs. Behind them and on the right side are closed egg boxes with a silhouette picture of chickens on the lid. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Kobi Zeller / Kobi-Ei, Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Eggs on sale

A brown/white feathered chicken stands proudly on its two feet. In the background are green meadows. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Yannick Romagnoli / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

brown chicken

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There are four different paper bags with a small plastic window on a white base. In the windows you can see the different types of tea - green leaves and red and yellow flowers. The bags are nicely labelled and a small amount of open tea lies in front of them. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Tea varieties

Four wooden glass coasters are stacked on top of each other and tied together with a string to form a small package. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Glas coaster

A large and a small bag of apple rings stand on a white background. A few round apple rings are placed in front of them. The bags are labelled with beautiful lettering. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Apple rings

Saanenbrätzeli are a thinly rolled sweet pastry. Two rolls lie crosswise on a third Brätzeli. Behind them you can see the white packaging box. It is labelled in old, black lettering and a quarter of a round silhouette is depicted on it. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Saanenbrätzeli

Three cheese biscuits lie on the table. There are also more cheese biscuits in a white cardboard box decorated with black silhouettes. The labelling is written in an old script. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Regional products from the holiday region Gstaad

Seven different clay birds standing together. They have wire feet and serve as decoration in the garden or indoors. Three birds have an orange breast and grey feathers, one is completely black and one each is coloured in a light green or light blue. The last bird has a bright orange/yellow body, the wings are black. ©  CC BY-NC 4.0 Pia Ulrich / Stiftung Alpenruhe

Various birds made of clay

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Products from the Alpenruhe – different and yet the same

The Alpenruhe Foundation offers people with special needs jobs in various areas. Products are made from various materials and delicious local specialities are on offer. The cosy Café Alpenruhe invites you to linger and children can let off steam in the experience world with its large playground, children's railway, petting zoo and adventure garden.

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