Valais Foodways

Kanton Wallis / Canton du Valais

Mountain

The Rhône valley and its side valleys, bilingual along its length: raclette and the cheese it is named for, Valais rye bread, viande séchée, apricots and pears, saffron at Mund, the largest vineyard region in the country, and high Alpine pasture above all of it.

Atlas — where and when

Where in the world

Canton du Valais territory

Communities and languages

Languages: French, Swiss German

Related foodways

This foodway relates to

part of French-speaking Swiss Foodways documented
The lower Valais is French-speaking.
related to German-speaking Swiss Foodways documented
The Upper Valais above Sierre/Siders is German-speaking; the canton is bilingual and the language border runs through it.

Regional cuisines

Recipes

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