SwitzerlandKultur, Traditionen und Symbole 21 · Culture, traditions and symbols
Who invented Bircher muesli (Birchermüesli)?
In the exam (German)
Wer hat das Birchermüesli erfunden?
- aA cheesemaker from the Emmental in the canton of BernEin Käser aus dem Berner Emmental
- bA chef at a hotel in St. MoritzEin Koch eines Hotels in St. Moritz
- cA baker from the city of BaselEin Bäcker aus der Stadt Basel
- dA doctor who ran a clinic in ZurichEin Arzt, der in Zürich eine Klinik führteCorrect answer
Why?
Around 1900, the doctor Maximilian Bircher-Benner gave muesli to the patients of his Zurich clinic as healthy raw food.
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