Travel Photography in Gruyeres, Switzerland
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About the Video:
After spending a week or two getting caught up on work here in Switzerland, I finally went out to do some shooting and exploring. And well my trip to Gruyeres was less about travel photography and more about just getting out and exploring a bit, I did manage to take a couple photos while I was at it.
Gruyeres is an interesting town. In many ways, it's very much like most other Swiss Medieval towns. But then, it's got this artsy under-current which, I believe, has a lot to do with the presence of H.R. Giger and the H.R. GIger museum and his famous Alien Bar. The result is this really cool contrast. On the outside, you've got your castles, cobblestone, and old town squares. Then, on the inside, you've got alien art, the crazy alien bar, and lots of modern art.
Anyways, the trip to Gruyeres was great. I also got some fondue in me and explored a cheese factory. And, after 8 months in Asia relatively cheese-free, that was a welcome sight.
Swiss Cheese and Chocolate Factory Tour in the Medieval Fairytale Village of Gruyère
This is probably our sweetest video so far! Follow us to the world renowned Cailler Swiss chocolate factory and find out how it's made, how it found its way to Europe and guess what the best part is? You can win a real chocolate straight from Switzerland! All you have to do is answer Angelique's question in the video :)
We also visit the Gruyère cheese factory and tour a medieval village that takes you to the land of Once Upon a Time...
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Gruyere Switzerland Village Center
Just a quick glimpse, have not had much time to edit since my return.
Best Of La Gruyère [HD] 24 breathtaking views of Switzerland
Beautiful discovery of La Gruyère and village Gruyères (canton de Fribourg/Suisse), hidden typical places, lake de la Gruyère, island île et tours d'Ogoz
Switzerland: Gruyeres and Lucerne
Train from Spiez to Gruyeres, where the famous cheese is made. A few scenes from Mount Rigi, then down to Lucerne by ferry.
Gruyere Switzerland - September 2017
Gruyere Switzerland - September 2017
Short Sunday excursion 1.5 hours from Lausanne to Bulle and Gruyere.
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Fribourg Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
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Top Places to visit in Fribourg:
Musee des Chemins de fer du Kaeserberg, Medieval City Walls, Funiculaire Moleson sur Gruyeres, Cathedrale St. Nicolas, Castle of Gruyeres, Funiculaire Fribourg, Papiliorama, Bern Bridge, HR Giger Museum, Musee d'histoire naturelle, Les Gorges De La Jogne, Le Moleson, Schwarzsee Lac Noir, Musee Gruerien, Espace Jean Tinguely - Niki de Saint Phalle
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Le Château de Gruyère Impressions
Une belle journée en compagnie de ma femme et voici quelques impressions à partager
10 Cheeses from Switzerland to Melt For
You might not believe it but Swiss is actually not one kind of cheese - Switzerland has more than 450 types of cheeses! We chose to feature 10 of them in easy and delicious Swiss Cheese recipes to cook for others - or yourself!
All of our Swiss Cheese recipes are available on our blog foodpeopleplaces.com
1. The Raclette: Our personal favorite, is traditionally served in individual portions. Raclette actually comes from the word racler meaning Scrape, because you scrape the melted cheese onto bread, potatoes, ham or anything you want.
Beware of imitations: the Swiss Raclette Cheese is produced ONLY in a small region of Switzerland, Le Valais. French Raclette might be tasty but it is not the original!
2. Beef and Cheese Yakitori Skewers: or when Swizerland and Japan have babies! Yakitori is a Japanese way to cook skewers - traditionally charcoal grilled chicken seasoned with a unique sweet & salty sauce. In this recipe we replaced chicken with thin slices of beef, glazed them with the famous Yakitori sauce, and wrapped them around a piece of Swiss Cheese: L’Etivaz. This hard cheese, similar to Gruyère, is made purely from summer milk, which gives it some exotic fruity notes.The combination is totally irresistible!
3. Vegetarian Carpaccio with Tête de Moine: Tête de moine has one of the richest flavor among all these Swiss cheeses. That’s the reason why we paired it with fresh, sweet and crunchy vegetables. Traditionally this cheese “cut” to form “rosette”, or little roses. Okay, they look more like peonies, but paired with persimmons, radishes, arugula and a hazelnut vinaigrette, creates a flavor you’ll never forgot!
4. Our take on Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich: is with 4 different maturation degrees of Appenzeller Cheese! 3 months, 5 months, 6 months or 9 months, as you like it! Better eat the whole sandwich alone if you want to taste them all. The rest of the ingredients comes from the original: beef, bell pepper, onions and a lot of Worcestersauce.
5. Emmentaler Soufflé : a French classic with a powerful wow effect. Even if Cheese Soufflé is the nightmare of every cook, it actually shouldn’t be. It is no magic, just chemistry. Follow the recipe on our blog, and be ready to plunge in a fluffy cheese cloud.
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6. Sweet Potato and Cheese Croquette : a Swizzrocker Cheese for a Rock’n’roll recipe! A crusty fried ball hiding a soft sweet potato mash and a heart of elastic cheese. Easy, spicy, gooey and irresistible.
7. The original Swiss Fondue with a Mushroomy twist: who hasn’t tasted a fondue yet right? But have you tried the real one? The original Swiss version is made out of TWO cheeses : le Gruyère, nutty and deliciously salty, and le Vacherin Fribourgeois for creaminess. To add a little more umami, we decided to tuck in some seared mushrooms!
8. Sbrinz Asparagus Risotto: before calling us sinners, what if I told you that Sbrinz may actually be the grand father or Parmigiano Reggiano? It might even be the oldest Cheese in Europe - but nothing is settled. This very very hard cheese can only be carved, not cut. Hint: it is the cheese we used to create the mountains at the beginning of the video.
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9. Gruyere Crisps: Lace-like. They are beautiful, light, crispy, done in 3 minutes and they can change any of your dish into art. The trick: handle them when they are still warm to give them a special shape, as they will solidify in few seconds. To curve some of them, we simply put them on a rolling pin!
10. Baked Mont d’or… with bacon potatoes, because decadence never stops! Mont d'Or is definitely a cheese that deserves more recognition. Its wood box gives it a light oaky flavor, the cheese is velvety, and breaking its crust is even more satisfying than Crème Brûlée’s. As side dish, we pre-cooked small potatoes, wrapped them in bacon, and put everything in the oven. Gimme more!
DISCLAIMER: we had planned to do a video about melting cheeses to warm you up during winter 2017, when the Switzerland Cheese Marketing contacted us. Their support enabled us to create an even greater video, as we usually finance all our videos by ourselves. They supported the project both materialy by providing the cheeses and some devices, as well as financially but they had no influence on the content nor on the recipes.
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