what were the dishes in switzerland during world war 2?

Answer 1

During the war food was scarce, the authorities aimed at a fair distribution with rationing. Each person was allowed to buy only a certain quantity of food and goods of daily use per month, monthly rationing stamps were delivered to control this. Very many articles of daily use were rationed: sugar, pasta, rice, wheat, corn, butter, fats, oils, textiles, shoes, soap, coffee, tea, cocoa, cheese, eggs, milk, meat, honey, jam, chocolate, gasoline The rationing could be waived completely only more than three years after end of war.

Already in April 1939 the Swiss parliament approved a resolution for the increase of agricultural production. Every green area that seemed to be usable was cultivated in the so-called "cultivation battle" according to the Wahlen Plan with bread grain, vegetables or potatoes. The cultivated area almost tripled till the end of war, the self-sufficiency degree rose from 52 % in 1939 to 59 % (compared to pre-war consumption), which meant 80 % considering the scarcer rations during war . Still, 20 % of food and almost all raw materials had to be imported because there are no significant deposits in Switzerland