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Published on 14 May 2025

The Swiss AOP products you never knew existed

Switzerland boasts 25 different agricultural products that have been awarded the coveted AOP label, which denotes their protected designation of origin (also known internationally as PDO; actual labels in Switzerland show AOP: appellation d’origine protégée in French). Some are already well known, such as Gruyère and Raclette cheese, but others less so, such as saffron from Mund and spiny cardoons from the canton of Geneva.

Map of Switzerland showing regional PDO and PGI products, illustrated with images of cheese, meat, drinks and local specialties.