Älplermagronen

The Swiss Älpler (herdsmen) traditionally spent their summers high in the Alps, as their cows grazed the meadows. Sitting around a fire with a big pot of fresh, boiling milk, they would make Älplermagronen–a creamy pasta with cheese and potatoes–which would have been wonderfully filling after a hard day’s work.

Dried pasta was a good energy source, and lightweight, so it could easily be carried up to the Alp on a Räf, a wooden backpack. The pasta complemented th