Muesli

Muesli (müsli in German or birchermüesli in Switzerland, pronounced in English and in German) is a popular breakfast dish (breakfast cereal) based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit. There are two main variants.

History

Muesli was invented in 1900 by Swiss doctor Maximilian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital. The term is a Swiss German diminutive of the German noun "mus", a cooking term for a semi-liquid made from raw or cooked fruit that lacks an exact English equivalent, but that is related to mush, paste, compote or the French purée.

Related Topics:
1900 - Doctor - Maximilian Bircher-Benner - Patient - Hospital - Swiss German - Diminutive - Paste - Compote

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Original Bircher-Benner müesli recipe

The original Bircher-Benner recipe is still a prototype for most fresh muesli today (serves 1):

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• 1 tablespoon rolled oats, soaked in 2–3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon sweet cream (condensed milk may be substituted)
• 200 grams apple (preferably a sour variety), finely grated and mixed with the above directly before serving
• optionally top with 1 tablespoon ground hazelnuts or almonds