rösti

noun

rös·​ti ˈrä-stē  ˈrō-  ˈrə-  ˈrœ̇-  -shtē 

variants or rosti or less commonly roesti or roschti

plural röstis or rostis also roestis or roschtis

: a potato pancake that is made without eggs and that is sometimes prepared or served with additional ingredients (such as onions, herbs, cheese, or ham)

A Swiss specialty, rösti is often served as a breakfast dish. Chopped onion, ham or grated cheese can be added to the potatoes before frying.

—Zöe Camrass

The caviar and sour cream-topped potato röstis are a must …

—Joanna Taylor and David Ellis

Traditionally, rosti is made from grated potatoes and fried in a skillet. Our dressed-up version is served with smoked salmon, sour cream and a poached egg.

—The New York Times

Without the onion or egg, roesti, a large, buttery potato cake served in wedges (essentially a suave, Swiss version of good old American hash browns), is even simpler than latkes, yet no less satisfying.

—Adam Ried

… rösti potatoes, the specialty of German Switzerland …

—Peter Viertel

also : a similar dish made with a different root vegetable

… pheasant breast with … celeriac, apple and parsnip rösti …

—Graeme Green

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German, borrowed from Swiss German Rööschti (short for Härdöpfelrööschti "pan-cooked potatoes"), originally Bern and Solothurn dialect, collective derivative of rööschte "to cook at high heat, roast," going back to Old High German rōsten — more at roast entry 1

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above