Indulgences

1. Lindt & Sprüngli

   Usage

   The best-known Swiss chocolate maker, based in Kilchberg on Lake Zürich, with a visitor centre and shop

   Grammar Note

   A company name joining two founders' names with &

2. Toblerone

   Toblerone (triangular chocolate)

   Usage

   A triangular chocolate bar with honey and almond nougat, created in Bern and sold at airports

   Grammar Note

   A brand name

3. Ricola

   Ricola (herbal sweets)

   Usage

   Herbal sweets made with alpine herbs, a popular souvenir also sold in supermarkets

   Grammar Note

   A brand name

4. Luxemburgerli

   Luxemburgerli (mini macaron-like sweets)

   Usage

   A small light sweet from the Zürich confectioner Sprüngli, similar to a macaron, in many flavours

   Grammar Note

   Luxemburger (of Luxembourg) with the diminutive -li

5. Zuger Kirschtorte

   Zug cherry cake

   Usage

   A speciality cake of Zug with kirsch-soaked sponge layered with almond meringue

   Grammar Note

   Zuger is the adjective of Zug

6. Mailänderli

   Mailänderli (butter Christmas cookies)

   Usage

   Small cut-out butter cookies with egg yolk, a standard December Christmas treat

   Grammar Note

   Mailänder (of Milan) with the diminutive -li

7. Rüeblitorte

   Rüeblitorte (carrot cake)

   Usage

   A moist cake of carrot and almonds from the canton of Aargau, decorated with little marzipan carrots

   Grammar Note

   Compound of Rüebli (carrot, the Swiss word) and Torte (cake)

8. Willisauer Ringli

   Willisauer Ringli (ring-shaped biscuits)

   Usage

   A light, crisp ring-shaped biscuit from Willisau in the canton of Lucerne

   Grammar Note

   Ring with the diminutive -li

9. Grittibänz

   Grittibänz (bread man)

   Usage

   A sweet bread shaped like a little man, eaten around St. Nicholas Day on 6 December and sold at bakeries

   Grammar Note

   A dialect noun; the spelling varies a little by region

10. Fasnachtschüechli

    Fasnachtschüechli (carnival fritters)

    Usage

    Thin fried pastry dusted with icing sugar, a carnival-season treat found at bakeries and supermarkets

    Grammar Note

    Compound of Fasnacht (carnival) and Chüechli (little cakes)

11. Birnbrot

    Birnbrot (pear bread)

    Usage

    A dense sweet loaf of dried pears and nuts wrapped in dough, a speciality of Graubünden and other regions

    Grammar Note

    Compound of Birn (pear) and Brot (bread)

12. Biberli

    Biberli (Appenzell gingerbread)

    Usage

    A flat spiced pastry filled with almond paste, a speciality of the Appenzell region

    Grammar Note

    A noun with the diminutive -li

13. Basler Läckerli

    Basler Läckerli (Basel spiced honey biscuits)

    Usage

    Basel's best-known sweet, a chewy honey and spice biscuit with nuts and a sugar glaze, sold in tins as a souvenir

    Grammar Note

    Basler is the adjective of Basel

14. Bärentatzen

    Bärentatzen (bear paw cookies)

    Usage

    A Christmas cookie flavoured with cinnamon and chocolate, named for its bear-paw shape

    Grammar Note

    Compound of Bär (bear) and Tatze (paw), in the plural

15. Ragusa

    Ragusa (hazelnut chocolate)

    Usage

    A Swiss chocolate bar rich in hazelnuts, made by Camille Bloch in the canton of Bern

    Grammar Note

    A brand name

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