Swiss National Museum exhibition

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The exhibition features a series of tables each laid out according to a specific culinary theme Mara Truog

Until the emergence of the industrial meat industry in the 19th century, the general population used to eat much less meat than the upper classes in Switzerland Mara Truog

Part of the Einsiedeln tableware service, manufactured in 1776 by Switzerland's first porcelain factory at Kilchberg-Schooren Mara Truog

Knitting artist Madame Tricot has created a butcher's section featuring knitted meats Mara Truog

The picnic hamper is a 'beautiful way of celebrating food in the open air', says curator Pia Schubiger. Mara Truog

A 3D cheese map shows the main cheese regions in Switzerland Mara Truog

Rare species of apples are on display Mara Truog

Part of the exhibition is given over to Swiss star chefs and cookbooks Mara Truog

A poor person's meal from the 15-16th centuries: oats, ginger and dried pears www.tinasturzenegger.com

What will the Swiss be eating in the future? Insects, laboratory-produced meat and micro leaves, for example. www.tinasturzenegger.com

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(Photos: Mara Truog/Swiss National Museum)