Cervelat then boiled) or served raw. They contain a mixture of beef, bacon and pork rind. The modern Swiss variety is packed into zebu intestines. The cervelat is often referred to as the national sausage of Switzerland. Some 160 million cervelats weighing 27,000 metric tons are produced in Switzerland annually, which is equivalent to a consumption of 25 cervelats per person each year. Grilling cervelats over an open fire with the ends cut open so they expand like a butterfly's wings is a childhood memory for nearly every Swiss person; as a result, many Swiss are emotionally attached to the sausage.
Dish (food) Dish (food) A dish in gastronomy is a specific food preparation, a "distinct article or variety of food," ready to eat, or be served. A dish may be served on tableware, or may be eaten out of hand; but breads are generally not called dishes. Instructions for preparing a dish are called recipes. Some dishes, for example "vanilla ice cream with fudge sauce", rarely have their own recipes printed in cookbooks, as they are made by simply combining two ready to eat foods. Many dishes have specific names ("e.g." sauerbraten), while others have descriptive names ("broiled ribsteak"). Many are named