Hot sauces, resources and truffle dogs

Hello and welcome to Suisse Good!
Christophe Schenk – Journalist RTS info

It’s gray and it’s starting to get cold, but if you look up when you walk around, you discover flamboyant colors. From forests to vineyards, autumn is a pleasure for the eyes, immortalized by my colleagues in Valais.

Hot sauces are becoming more and more popular. How to explain this craze? / 7:30 p.m. / 2 min. / Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Local hot sauce

Are you a fan of spicy sauces? Hot Ones? So rejoice: Switzerland is entering the competition. In Gros-de-Vaud, an agronomist develops his own sauces, using the fifty peppers he grows. And what’s more, they’re organic!

>> Find out more: Chili sauces, the new trend to spice up your life and your plate

The reuse of construction materials is growing in French-speaking Switzerland, but is not yet sufficient — The reuse of construction materials is growing in French-speaking Switzerland, but is not yet enough / 12:45 p.m. / 2 min. / Saturday at 12:45

To the happiness of resources

Recover wood, lighting or a classroom blackboard at a good price: it’s possible, thanks to resource centers. From Friborg to Lausanne, these new types of stores offer the ability to reuse equipment and materials after demolitions, for businesses as well as individuals.

New cable-free induction technology could revolutionize electric car charging / 12:45 p.m. / 1 min. / October 28, 2024

Recharge your battery while driving

Recharge your electric car while driving, using induction technology. It may soon be possible. Experiments are being carried out in Germany in particular with buses. In Switzerland, we are already experimenting with cable-free charging in specific parking spaces.

Truffle dogs, fine bloodhounds to bring exceptional mushrooms out of the ground / Local colors / 2 min. / Friday at 6:55 p.m.

Hunting for truffles

If we know about truffle pigs, dogs are not left out in the quest for these precious mushrooms. With good training, any dog can become a truffle expert. And since the season lasts almost all year round – from June to March – there are plenty of treasures to be found.

Eureka – Cardboard donuts to encourage tree growth / Eureka / 2 min. / Thursday at 06:48

Cardboard for plants

Donuts made from recycled cardboard to grow plants. The invention may be surprising, but it nevertheless turns out to be very effective, both for protecting plants and for feeding them: 99% survival rate and 25 liters of water instead of 1500.

Robert Smith, singer of The Cure. [RTS] — Robert Smith (The Cure): “I care more about the public” / News on video / 9 min. / July 19, 2012

Robert Smith in therapy

Just once, I pull out one of my own archives. As The Cure publishes its first album in 16 years, I suggest you dive back into this interview with Robert Smith, which I carried out 12 years ago and which at times resembles, according to the singer of the group, like “a damn therapy session.

Have a nice week and see you next Monday!