List of Swiss cheeses

Brief summary - List of Swiss cheeses

Switzerland is home to over 475 varieties of cheese. Cow's milk is used in about 99 percent of the cheeses produced. The remaining share is made up of sheep milk and goat milk. The best known Swiss cheeses are of the class known as Swiss-type cheeses, also known as Alpine cheeses, a group of hard or semi-hard cheeses with a distinct character, whose origins lie in the Alps of Europe, although they are now eaten and imitated in most cheesemaking parts of the world. These include Emmental, Gruyère and Appenzeller, as well as many other traditional varieties from Switzerland and neighbouring countries with Alpine regions. Their distinct character arose from the requirements of cheese made in the summer on high Alpine grasslands (alpage in French), and then transported with the cows down to th.

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