Many everyday Swiss dishes are put together from leftovers. For instance, the famous cherry bread cake (Kirschenbrottorte) of the Basle area is made from old, dry bread with other ingredients added; and left-over mashed potato can be made into potato cakes (Kartoffelkuchlein) by adding eggs, flour and whatever flavorings one prefers.
瑞士許多家常菜就是剩菜的組合，比方巴賽爾地區有名的櫻桃麵包蛋糕，就是利用乾硬的老麵包加料製成的，而吃剩的馬鈴薯泥則可以加蛋、加麵粉，依個人喜好調味之後作成餅。