Smartphone declarations in effect by July GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Meat, alcohol and cigarettes will be easier and cheaper to bring into Switzerland for most tourists as of July. New duty-free allowances go into effect for Switzerland 1 July, the federal customs office announced Wednesday, noting that with the new option to declare larger quantities in […]
Food & dining
Swiss fish consumption soars
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss ate 9.1 kg of fish and seafood in 2013, a new record, and 6 percent more than they were eating 25 years ago. Virtually all of the fish is imported, 98 percent. The figures were published 25 March by the WWF, which recommends that Swiss consumers buy less fish and […]
WHO recommends sharp sugar cuts
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization is recommending that adults consume no more than about 25 grams of sugar (roughly 6 teaspoons) a day, limiting intake to 5 percent of total calories consumed, a figure that has not been seen in many parts of the industrialized world since the 1800s (source: Planetoscope) The new […]
Perfect Swiss cheese: rent a raclette machine
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Cheese is in the air! It’s high season for cheese fondue and raclette in Switzerland, and if you love the idea but don’t have the gear, Swiss Milk, the national cheese office, is happy to rent you what you need and send it to your house. While we’re on the subject of […]
Swiss wines, vintage 2013: a great one!
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Everyone cried when two hail storms swept through many of western Switzerland’s vineyards in June 2013, and there were tears for some of the other bad weather patches last year, but a growing sense that vintage 2013 would be a good one has now been confirmed. In fact, […]