Switzerland

For more than one and a half centuries and up to the present day, this cheese has been made in village dairies. The flavor is mild and nutty, and the cheese has its famous cherry-sized holes. These eyes are formed as bacterial cultures release carbon dioxide during the ripening process. The texture is semi-firm, and the taste is slightly sweet and nutty with a bit of a sharp...

For more than one and a half centuries and up to the present day, this cheese has been made in village dairies. The flavor is mild and nutty, and the cheese has its famous cherry-sized holes. These eyes are formed as bacterial cultures release carbon dioxide during the ripening process. The texture is semi-firm, and the taste is slightly sweet and nutty with a bit of a sharp...

After maturing for three months, specially selected wheels of Emmental are placed under controlled conditions (temperature and humidity) in caves to age another eight to nine months. This is what gives Cave Aged Emmental its characteristic appearance, texture, and unmistakeable assertive and nutty flavor.