"Swiss cheese" with its iconic holes is known throughout the world, but true Emmentaler is a handcrafted, carefully controlled product. Switzerland is a nation of cheese. With a population of just ...

Cheese production started in the area east of Bern over 200 years ago. It's a hilly region, so good for cattle grazing. 17,700 tons of Emmentaler are produced each year in this region by 150 ...

Cheese is to the Emmental what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris or the Golden Gate Bridge is to San Francisco. That was the message at a recent tourism meeting in the Emmental where guests were told ...

The Emmentaler Schaukäserei AG, which showcases the production of the famous Emmentaler AOP Swiss cheese with holes, is due to close its cheese-making facility in June at the site near Bern ...

and most of the cheese they eat are local varieties like Gruyère, Emmental and other hard cheeses from milk from happy cows that are famous all over the world. The Swiss also eat a lot of cheese ...