Wednesday, February 18, 2004

The Swiss aren't exactly known for their cuisine (fondue aside), but one of their specialties is rösti. Imagine hash browns cooked in as much butter as humanly possible, with a thick layer of cheese and other toppings (mine last night had bacon, and not that wussy thin American bacon, but big chunks of the stuff they call "speck" here), topped off with a fried egg, roasted to a hot, gooey consistency that is more or less guaranteed to scald the roof of your mouth. Between the cholesterol and the carbs I'm sure it takes at least a month off your life expectancy every time you eat it, but MAN is it tasty.