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Buying German Pumpernickel ( Vollkornbrot) in Switzerland?

Posted by (Seattle, WA) on

We will be spending 2 weeks Switzerland and the Mont Blanc area, in self-catering apartments in Switzerland, then an inn-to-inn hike hike around Mont Blanc. I would like to be able to make sandwiches for our hiking days, but I cannot eat wheat bread. At home I buy German Pumpernickel rye bread, a dense brick of whole rye grains and rye flour. Like this:

http://www.mestemacher-gmbh.com/product/vollkornbrot/

Will I be able to find this type of ryebread in Switzerland, or should I bring it from home?

Posted by
3954 posts

I like that kind of bread too! It's one of my favorite lunches with some good German mustard and a thin slice of salami. I looked on the coop.ch website and they have that style and brand. Have fun. We are going to be in Switzerland too for 3 weeks this summer and I can't wait.

Posted by
19092 posts

Careful. Korn in German is just grain, so Vollkornbrot could be any whole grain bread. It could be wheat. Rye is Roggen. Look for Roggenvollkornbrot. You might want to learn the names of other non-gluten breads as well. For instance, spelt is Dinkel.

Posted by
20103 posts

Of course, you will be in the French speaking part of Switzerland, so now what is the French word for Roggenvollkornbrot?

Posted by
16287 posts

In Switzerland, before we go to Mont Blanc (Chamonix) we will be in the German-speaking area, so I can read the labels.

Mona, glad to know we may find the right thing at Coop.

Posted by
8889 posts

Available at any good supermarket: Coop, Migros, Lidl, Denner etc.

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