In the early Middle Ages the Emmental, that little-known region between Berne and Lucerne, was covered by extensive forests. No one had ever heard of Swiss cheese, there were no farms, no tourists ...

GENEVA — Switzerland’s most famous cheese, the holey Emmental, is raising a stink. Swiss makers of the cheese, the country’s biggest agricultural export, are looking to protect its name from ...

The experiment, titled "Cheese in Surround Sound," started last fall with nine 22-pound wheels of Emmental cheese placed in nine separate wooden crates.

More Big holes appear in Emmental exports . This content was published on Aug 23, 2006 The holey cheese, known as Swiss cheese in North America, is not only suffering from the consequences of a ...