![La première femme auteur de livres de cuisine en Suisse s'appelait Anna Wecker et était originaire de Bâle. Illustration : Marco Heer](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/titelbild-anna-300x225.jpg)
The almost-pioneer from Basel
Anna Wecker from Basel is Switzerland’s first known cookbook author. She infiltrated this male-dominated sphere in 1598.
![This book dating from 1597 made her a pioneer: it was written by Anna Wecker from Basel, reprinted in 1977.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/kochbuch-188x300.jpg)
![Almond milk recipe, reprinted in 1977.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/rezept-mandelmilch-300x179.jpg)
![Portrait of Johannes Jacob Wecker, 1660.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/johannes-wecker-216x300.jpg)
![The woman on the left is probably Anna Wecker: she’s in charge of what’s going on in the kitchen, reprinted 1977.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/anna-wecker-300x194.jpg)
Anna Wecker from Basel is Switzerland’s first known cookbook author. She infiltrated this male-dominated sphere in 1598.