What is Muesli?
[[File:Muesli.jpg|thumb|Dry muesli mix, served with milk and bananas]] '''Muesli''' (pronounced as {{respell|MEWZ|lee}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/muesli|title=muesli|work=Oxford Learner's Dictionaries|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/muesli|title=MUESLI|work=Cambridge English Dictionary|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref> is a type of [[breakfast cereal]] made with [[rolled oats]] and other ingredients such as grains, nuts, seeds and fresh or dried fruits. Muesli is often served with [[milk]] or [[yoghurt]], or occasionally with [[fruit juice]].<ref name=orig>{{cite web |url=https://www.patrimoineculinaire.ch/Produit/Birchermus-Bircher/175 |title=Birchermus / Bircher |language=fr |publisher=Association Patrimoine Culinaire Suisse [Swiss Culinary Heritage Association] |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |date=2017 |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> These liquids are usually added to soften the muesli and to add extra flavor. Muesli was first developed in 1900 by Swiss physician [[Maximilian Bircher-Benner]]. He invented muesli so that patients in his hospital were able to eat a ready-made meal in a dry form, either made fresh or stored.<ref name=Bircher>{{Citation |chapter-url=https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780442008697 |first1=Joseph A. |last1=Kurmann |first2=Jeremija L. |last2=Rasic |first3=Manfred |last3=Kroger |title=Encyclopedia of Fermented Fresh Milk Products: An International Inventory of Fermented Milk, Cream, Buttermilk, Whey, and Related Products |publisher=Springer Verlag |date=1992 |page=75 |edition=1 |chapter=Bircher Muesli |isbn=978-0-442-00869-7 |accessdate=2019-10-29 |archive-date=2019-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029093115/https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780442008697 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Breakfast cereals]]