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Tirggel is a signature dish of Switzerland; we have verified places to eat it in Zurich. Zurich's honey-spiced biscuit: a paper-thin flat cookie embossed with scenes of city life, baked golden brown at high heat until crisp, traditionally given as Advent gifts. Start with where to eat Tirggel in Zurich.
Zurich's honey-spiced biscuit: a paper-thin flat cookie embossed with scenes of city life, baked golden brown at high heat until crisp, traditionally given as Advent gifts.
Tirggel are a Zurich speciality dating back to at least the 14th century, originally baked from a stiff dough of flour and honey pressed into elaborately carved wooden moulds depicting saints, animals and city landmarks. By the 16th century the moulds had become genuine art objects, kept by professional Tirggelbecker (Tirggel bakers) for generations, and the biscuit became the customary Christmas-season Zurich gift. The contemporary versions sold by Honold and Cafe Spruengli use the same recipe (flour, honey, spices, no fat, no leavening) and the same moulds, often medieval-era originals.
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