CulinaryDelights 

Apples, pears and cherries compete for blue ribbons at our weekly and evening farmers’ markets. The local flatbread “Dünnele” is a delicacy topped with fragrant bacon and onions. A glass of apple cider quenches the thirst. The Höri peninsula is a land of milk and honey where the unique Höri-Bulle onion grows. The onion’s flavor is mild like the climate. The famous gardeners of Reichenau harvest tomatoes, zucchini and peppers fresh from their monastic island. Vintners pick plump grapes from the vines. And the lake offers its own bounty including pike, perch, whitefish and pike-perch from fishermen’s nets. There are hike-and-bike tours with culinary stops that combine the beauty of nature with culinary pleasures. The key players in this sensual region are: leafy greens and delicate onions, lake fish and wine.