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Swiss Radicals (PART I)

Switzerland gets more mileage out of being "neutral" than a Chevy doing the speed limit. Yet it has managed to produce a number of mavericks who cut a

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Papet vaudois (Leeks with sausage - Canton Vaud)


The dishes of Canton Vaud tend to be particularly filling: pork sausage, leek and potato hotpot. If you ask a Vaudois what - apart from Saucisson - the typical dish of the canton is, you will usually get the answer: 'Papet vaudois', leeks with potatoes, served with Saucisson, and/or with 'Saucisse au foie' and 'Saucisse au chou' (smoked liver or cabbage sausages).
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When Meyer Guggenheim was born in Lengnau in Canton Aargau, it was one of only two villages in Switzerland where Jews were allowed to live. Because he was Jewish, there were strict limits on his movements and his choice of career. When he died in New... + more
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