Oh boy. Epic Games, the developers of Fortnite, are no strangers to international markets. So it’s no surprise that the health refill item they include in their game is a small chest of Swiss delicacies, clearly labeled with the Swiss flag:
![](https://blog.psy-q.ch/whythatswissflag/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/02/Screenshot_20180228_152057-1024x576.png)
When you pick up that item it turns into some sort of snail shape with a Swiss flag armband on it:
![](https://blog.psy-q.ch/whythatswissflag/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/02/Spectacle.J10962.png)
I’m guessing the artists were trying to approximate the shape of a Swiss schnegg pastry. I couldn’t find a picture of the real Swiss one, so here’s a German imitation:
![](https://blog.psy-q.ch/whythatswissflag/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/02/397323-420x280-fix-saftige-hefe-nuss-schnecken.jpg)
Not quite there, the artists got the dimensions all wrong. Better luck next time, Epic games!
The screenshot above was shamelessly stolen from a clip the gamers at Wizzite Games published. The false schnegg comes from a recipe written by the heathen German calling themselves ZwergTomate.