Food & drink

Sample the specialities of the canton of Valais

Culinary outing to the Lötschberg Southern Approach

Travel to Ausserberg directly from Bern or Brig with the RegioExpress. Embark on a personal culinary voyage of discovery and sample Valais specialities like Hobelkäse cheese, Valais rye bread and cholera pastries. Are you on the lookout for a suitable group event in Valais? At Bielhaus you can bake your own rye bread. Or in the Suonen brewery you can gain an insight into beer production. The offering is rounded off by a subsequent tasting and an optional village tour.

Offers

Culinary tour of seduction in Raron

On this extraordinary village tour of Raron, you will be treated to culinary temptations and will learn that history doesn’t have to be dry. During the voyage of discovery, you can reward yourself with frequent breaks and enjoy another course from the menu.

Further info and reservation of the culinary tour of seduction

Culinary walk in Ausserberg

Walk from Ausserberg train station in the direction of Biohof Fischerbiel (around 25 minutes on foot). In the organic farm shop, you will find fresh, homemade and regional farm products such as dried meat from Valais, jam, local sausage and ointments. Personal advice from the likeable couple who run the farm is included.

The tour is completed under your own steam, with costs based on consumption.

Guided village tours on request

Rye bread baking workshop

Bake your own Valais rye bread in a wood-burning oven

Traditional Ausserberg rye bread is unique. What is the secret recipe? Fresh mountain air, clear water from the historic irrigation system or the soul of the historical Bielhaus? Find out for yourself and spend an enjoyable day in pleasant company. You will knead and shape the sour dough and learn about the cultivation of rye and its processing. You will sample Valais specialities and get to know the mountain village of Ausserberg better.

Duration: around 5 hours

Included in the offer:

Bread baking
2–3 loaves of bread per person to take away
Sampling of Ausserberg specialities
Short village tour
Information on the cultivation of rye in Ausserberg

Further info and reservation rye bread baking

Group visit to the Suonen brewery

Visit to the Suonen brewery in Ausserberg

The Suonen brewery in Ausserberg welcomes you with the special beers Kräuter (Herb), Gold and Perle (Pearl). Enjoy them with nibbles, white sausage and pretzel or a Valais platter. You can reach Ausserberg with the RegioExpress Lötschberger. From there, it’s a 15-minute walk to the Suonen brewery.