rösti
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɹɜːstɪ/, /ˈɹɒstɪ/, enPR rûrsʹtĭ
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɹɔsti/, /ˈɹʊʃti/, enPR rôsʹtē
Noun

rösti (plural röstis)

  1. A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.
    The border between German- and French-speaking Switzerland is known as the “Röstigraben” because only the first traditionally serves rösti at breakfast.
Translations
  • French: rösti, rœsti
  • German: Rösti, (Switzerland) Röschti
  • Italian: rösti
  • Portuguese: batata suíça, rösti
  • Russian: рёшти
  • Spanish: rösti



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