Switzerland

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fondue"},{"insert":" (UK: /ˈfɒnd(j)uː/, US: /fɒnˈd(j)uː/, French: [fɔ̃dy]) is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swiss"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"melted cheese "},{"insert":"dish served in a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"communal pot"},{"insert":" ("},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"caquelon"},{"insert":" or fondue pot) over a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"portable stove"},{"insert":" ("},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"réchaud"},{"insert":") heated with a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread into the cheese using long-stemmed forks. It was promoted as a Swiss"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" national dish"},{"insert":" by the Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizerische Käseunion) in the 1930s, and was popularized in North America in the 1960s. Since the 1950s, the term \"fondue\" has been generalized to other dishes in which a food is dipped into a communal pot of liquid kept hot in a fondue pot: chocolate fondue, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"fondue au chocolat"},{"insert":", in which pieces of fruit or pastry are dipped into a melted chocolate mixture, and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"fondue bourguignonne"},{"insert":", in which pieces of meat are cooked in hot oil or broth.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rösti"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"rööschti"},{"insert":" (Alemannic German: [ˈrøːʃti]) is a Swiss dish consisting mainly of "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"potatoes"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"sautéed "},{"insert":"or"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" shallow-fried"},{"insert":" in a pan. It was originally a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"breakfast dish"},{"insert":", commonly eaten by farmers in the canton of Bern, but is now eaten all over Switzerland and around the world. The French name "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"röstis bernois"},{"insert":" directly refers to the dish's origins. Many Swiss people consider rösti to be a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"national dish"},{"insert":". Rather than considering it a complete breakfast, lunch or dinner, it is more commonly served to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"accompany other dishes"},{"insert":" such as "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Spinat und Spiegelei"},{"insert":" (spinach and fried eggs, sunny side up), cervelas or Fleischkäse. It is commonly available in Swiss restaurants as a replacement for the standard side dish of a given meal.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"Essentially oats soaked in fruit juice, or milk, with nuts and fruit, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bircher muesli"},{"insert":" has a long history, and enough versions floating around to prove it. The original was created in the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"early 1900s"},{"insert":" by "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Maximilian Bircher-Benner"},{"insert":", a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swiss doctor"},{"insert":". Believing that a diet consisting of cereals, fruits, and vegetables is better than one based heavily on meat, he created "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Bircher müesli"},{"insert":" for patients in his Zurich sanatorium. It consisted of "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"oats"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"grated apple"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"nuts"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"lemon"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"condensed milk"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"honey"},{"insert":", but over time, people have gotten creative with the formula. The original recipe entailed soaking the raw oats overnight to help them soften. Today, the dish is still a very popular breakfast throughout Switzerland and Germany. However, many people use quick oats to speed up the preparation time in the morning.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Absinthe"},{"insert":" (/ˈæbsɪnθ, -sæ̃θ/, French: [apsɛ̃t] ("},{"attributes":{"height":"11","width":"11","link":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fr-absinthe.ogg"},"insert":{"image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png"}},{"attributes":{"link":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Fr-absinthe.ogg"},"insert":"listen"},{"insert":")) is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Artemisia absinthium"},{"insert":" (\"grand wormwood\"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Historically described as a highly alcoholic spirit, it is 45–74% ABV or 90–148 proof US. Absinthe traditionally has a natural green color but may also be colorless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"la fée verte"},{"insert":" (\"the green fairy\"). It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a liqueur, but is not traditionally bottled with added sugar and is, therefore, classified as a spirit. Absinthe is traditionally bottled at a high level of alcohol by volume, but it is normally diluted with water before being consumed. Absinthe originated in the"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" canton of Neuchâtel"},{"insert":" in"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" Switzerland"},{"insert":" in the"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" late 18th century"},{"insert":". It rose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. The consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists, partly due to its association with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"bohemian culture"},{"insert":". From Europe and the Americas, notable absinthe drinkers included "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ernest Hemingway,"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"James Joyce"},{"insert":", Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pablo Picasso"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Vincent van Gogh"},{"insert":", Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Aleister Crowley, Erik Satie, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Edgar Allan Poe"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lord Byron"},{"insert":", and Alfred Jarry.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"While individual Swiss cantons have been issuing postage stamps since the 1840s, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"first federal stamps"},{"insert":" arrived on the market in "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1850"},{"insert":". They simply bear the Swiss "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"coat of arms "},{"insert":"and a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"post horn symbol"},{"insert":". The federal postage stamps simplified operations: it was now possible to collect postage from the sender, not the recipient. This simplified and speeded up the service provided by mail carriers, who no longer had to collect the transport costs themselves. Switzerland is the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"second country in the world"},{"insert":" – after England – to introduce postage stamps.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"This "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2020"},{"insert":" commemorative stamp -- issued to celebrate the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Geneva Airport "},{"insert":"(Genève Aéroport)"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"'s 100th anniversary"},{"insert":" -- depicts a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"biplane"},{"insert":" from the beginning of the past century flying above a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"modern wide-body aircraft"},{"insert":", showcasing Genève Aéroport as a"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" gateway to the world"},{"insert":" and other continents. The background is composed of "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Geneva Water Fountain"},{"insert":", the snow-capped Alps and one of the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"largest concrete runways"},{"insert":" in the world, measuring 3,900 meters. On 11 October 1919, the Grand Council of Geneva approved the building of an \"airfield\" in Meyrin. One hundred years later, the small Cointrin aerodrome has changed a lot. To celebrate this incredible adventure, a team of 30 people from different departments in the airport prepared for the anniversary for over a year. Around twenty projects were set up and rolled out in 2020 with the motto \"Our airport, my history\".. Four hundred employees took part in a giant photo on the tarmac in April 2019, a sign of particularly strong team spirit during the preparations\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"insert":"In "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2021 "},{"insert":"Swiss post issued a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"discovery of insulin"},{"insert":". Since "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1921"},{"insert":", the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes no longer means a death sentence. The reason for this is the invention of insulin. This groundbreaking discovery is on a par with the one of the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"antibiotics"},{"insert":". The three-dimensional model visualized on the stamp shows the tertiary structure of an insulin molecule and at the same time resembles a garland. Because: there is something to celebrate. Happy Birthday Insulin.\n"}]}

{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Barry"},{"insert":" is the name of the famous dog from the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Great St Bernard"},{"insert":" hospice who is said to have saved the lives of 40 people. His electronic counterpart in the modern era is a device called "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Barryvox"},{"insert":" – an avalanche transceiver. It is featured on the above "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2022 "},{"insert":"commemorative stamp from the annual \"Swiss Inventions\" miniature sheet set. The Barryvox devices, also called "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"avalanche beacons"},{"insert":", are used to locate and rescue people caught up in avalanches as quickly as possible. After all, any chance of survival falls dramatically after just a few minutes. Swiss electrical engineer and SAC tour guide "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Felix Meier"},{"insert":" played a key role in the development of the device up to its current version, the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Barryvox® S by Mammut"},{"insert":". The device, which has been improved continuously over more than 40 years, now has a range of up to 100 meters and is able to distinguish between several signals coming from people buried by an avalanche.\n"}]}