If you like meat and are feeling very hungry, then you'll love the Bernese speciality the Berner platte (‘Bernese platter'). It consists of a whole range of meats and sausages, which may include beef, ham, smoked bacon, smoked beef and pork tongue, spare ribs, pork knuckle, pork loin and shoulder, marrow boneTo celebrate they held a huge feast, with everyone bringing along whatever they had to hand, hence the variety and predominance of preserved meats and other foods.