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Home » Meal of the Week » Simply Perfect: Bircher Muesli On SWISS
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Simply Perfect: Bircher Muesli On SWISS

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 7, 2024September 6, 2024 12 Comments

My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.

Sprüngli Bircher Muesli, A Winner On The SWISS Saveurs Menu

On a flight from London to Zurich I tried the new SWISS Saveurs buy-on-board menu and ordered bircher muesli by Confiserie Sprüngli, a a Swiss luxury confectionery manufacturer founded in 1836.

I’ve loved bircher muesli, also known as overnight oats, since I first tried it on a trip to Germany and Switzerland 17 years ago. It’s a lovely alternative to cold cereal, porridge, and plain yogurt that contains oats, fruit, and nuts soaked in cream or yogurt and lemon juice.

I was enroute to Zurich and had just stepped off a United flight from San Francisco to London where the following breakfast was served before landing in business class:

a plate of food and a bowl of fruit on a blue place mat

But not a single thing on that platter came anything close to what I would experience in SWISS economy class:

a poster on a chair

a close up of a label

a container and a packet on a table

a yellow square sticker on a brown surface

a bowl of food on a table

a bowl of food on a tray

This was 7.50CHF (about 8USD) well-spent. I loved that it came with a “real” spoon, not a plastic or wooden one. But most of all I loved the taste of the fresh raspberries, apples, and red currants mixed in with oats and yogurt. The quality was outstanding and the taste so good I contemplated ordering a second portion.

SWISS has moved to a buy-on-board model on short- and mid-haul flights. While that is lamentable in that I miss the delicious sandwiches that used to be served on the same route and routes of similar length, I love the high-quality food now available for purchase onboard.

If you find yourself on SWISS flight to or from Zurich, the bircher muesli is highly recommended.

Have you tried the bircher muesli on SWISS or anything else on the SWISS Saveurs menu?

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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12 Comments

  1. J Henriksen Reply
    September 23, 2021 at 9:58 am

    Sprungli also makes terrific chocolate bats- my favorite containing a combination of dried fruits and nuts- always pick a few up in the Zurich international terminal before returning stateside.

  2. J Henriksen Reply
    September 23, 2021 at 9:59 am

    Chocolate bars, not bats

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      September 23, 2021 at 12:14 pm

      Chocolate bats may not be the most appetizing delicacy! 😉

      • Ozzie O Reply
        September 7, 2024 at 12:13 pm

        I beg to differ, Matthew

    • Jerry Reply
      September 23, 2021 at 12:30 pm

      Better to buy your chocolate bats at ZRH than WUH

  3. Aaron Reply
    September 23, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    Gotta give the Swiss credit, you may have to buy on board but at least you know you will be buying a quality brand. Not all airlines doing the same can say that,

  4. Lukas Reply
    September 7, 2024 at 9:26 am

    Whenever I’m flying Swiss, their bircher muesli is the one thing I’m looking forward to the most. I’ve tried it in other places around the world but nothing comes even close to bircher muesli on Swiss. It is truly highly recommended.

  5. Anthony (The Bulkhead Seat) Reply
    September 7, 2024 at 11:05 am

    It’s safe to say that you could rewrite your sentence “not a single thing on that platter came anything close to what I would experience in…” when talking about United’s Polaris catering and end it with:
    *prison
    *an elementary school cafeteria
    *the hospital cafeteria
    *the dumpster out back
    *7-11

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      September 7, 2024 at 11:26 am

      LOL!

  6. Ethan Reply
    September 7, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    Muesli is surely one of the redeeming qualities of the sorry-ass faux-premium airline known as Swiss.

  7. AlexB Reply
    September 7, 2024 at 5:46 pm

    The muesli served in Lufthansa First Class is the best I’ve ever had.

  8. Pingback: AirlineTrends » SWISS partners with Too Good To Go to sell leftover food on last flights of the day

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