Liechtenstein Cuisine

While Liechtenstein does not have a recognized national cuisine, it does have a number of dishes native to the country as well as local specialties that will tempt and delight your taste buds. More local dishes, still prepared and eaten in Liechtenstein homes, are beginning to appear on restaurant’s menus. When you dine in Liechtenstein, you will be rewarded with an imaginative blend of international cuisine with local home-style cooking.

If you were compiling a list of national Liechtenstein dishes you would have to include Saukerkas, a local cheese; several vegetable-meat soups; Hafalaab, a one-dish meal made from wheat flour and cornmeal dumplings, with smoked bacon or ham in a broth; schnitzels, smoked pork and sauerkraut stews; cheese, meat, vegetable fondues and a number of delicious deserts such as fruit-filled pancakes, rich pastries and cakes. Asparagus, one the most favorite vegetables in Liechtenstein, is carefully cut by hand each spring and served in an Asparagus Canapes appetizer.

Knopfli or Spatzli are dumplings or noodles with cheese, ham or bacon served in soup or as a side dish with gravy or a sauce. Beef bouillon with liver dumplings is a typical Liechtenstein soup made with a rich broth and small dumplings or pastries. Rebi or Ribel, once a main source of nourishment, is made with cornmeal or a mixture of half cornmeal and half semolina. Served today for breakfast and supper, it can be eaten as a thick mush by itself or with gravy or a sauce and vegetables or meats. For an extra delight try an elderberry puree with it. Rosti, a shredded, fried potato cake from Switzerland has a Liechtenstein version called Alperrosti. This supper dish is flavored with bacon or ham and topped with a slice of Gruyere Cheese and served with a fried egg. Are you getting hungry yet? I am!

Do not forget desert! Pancake style desserts are a favorite in Liechtenstein. The pancakes are usually folded and filled with fruit filings or ground nuts. One popular way of serving the pancake desert is with a chocolate sauce. You definitely have to try the Snowball, a vanilla-flavored egg white ball with custard and sliced berries.

Most of the villages of Liechtenstein have a favorite dish or two. In Vaduz one of the culinary delights is the Vaduz mixed vegetable salad made from corn, beans, cucumber, onion and tomatoes with oil and vinegar. In Triesen, a village noted for its chapels and shrines, local restaurants, you can savor several home-style dishes, which include sauerkraut and ham.

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