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Article: Swiss cheese ... more than just holes!
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- Faces: People, Places, and Cultures
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- October 1, 2008
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The Big Cheese A family watches cheese being made in the Saint Gallen Rhine Valley, eastern Switzerland.
When someone mentions Switzerland, what's the first thing you you think of? Mountains? Heidi and her herds of goats? Or that slice of Swiss cheese you had on your sandwich at lunch?
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Switzerland has been making great cheese since the 15th century, when monks who lived in the mountain passes made large amounts of it to feed travelers. It could be stored for long periods of time, and with so many cows, sheep, and goats grazing on the rich grass in Alpine meadows, the ingredients were ...