# Chard, Chocolate, Cheese. What's up with the Swiss and Ch?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 31, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297 "2012-01-31T12:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297/21 "2012-02-02T01:13:21Z")

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It’s not cheese?

Damn, I could use some smoked Cheddar.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297/22 "2012-02-02T01:18:50Z")

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> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Of course the word for Cheese, in any of the Swiss languages, does not start with “Ch” (Käse, fromage, formaggio, not sure about the word in Romansch).

You shouldn’t have spoken so fast! in Romanche it’s “chaschiel” or “chaschöl” (I found two different spellings.)

> **[monPledari](http://www.pledari.ch/monpledari/index.php)**

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297/23 "2012-02-02T01:21:13Z")

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> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> No, it’s chaeschuechli (kind of like quiche).

Actually, even though the “gâteau au fromage” aka chaeschuechli is popular, I would say that better candidates for the national dish would be rösti, fondue or raclette.

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**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297/24 "2012-02-02T16:27:26Z")

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Thanks for the link **Arnold** , you’re a hero!

Enjoy,  
Steven

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chard-chocolate-cheese-whats-up-with-the-swiss-and-ch/611297/25 "2012-02-02T16:36:04Z")

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Sad news to report: Switzerland’s favourite comedian used to be Charlie Chaplin, now it’s Chevy Chase.

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