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Fry the potato balls until they are golden on both sides

Tips
Rösti lend themselves to the use of multiple ingredients - herbs, cheese, meats, vegetables - but they can also be prepared plainly. They can be shaped by the pan in which they are fried or you can use a spoon to make little flattened balls.
Trivia
This dish is a specialty of Swiss cuisine: originally it was made by the farmers of the canton of Bern for breakfast; now it is usually served as a side dish to a main course. This dish has given its name to Röstigraben, a term used to distinguish the inhabitants of French-speaking Switzerland from those in the German-speaking parts.