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Article: The hole story; Here's a primer for lovers of Swiss cheese
- Article from:
- Sunday News Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- April 25, 2004
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When it comes to Swiss cheese, the eyes have it.
Eyes, in this case, refer to the big shiny holes that make Swiss
so easy to identify next to its peers.
Originally produced just in Switzerland and known as Emmenthal -
but now made in Austria, Bavaria, Norway and Ohio, to name a few
locales - Swiss is a family of cheeses with one holey distinguishing
characteristic.
And, it is the cause of this characteristic that helps give Swiss
its distinctive flavor.
All cheese is made from three basic ingredients: milk, rennet (an
acid extracted from the lining of an animal's stomach), and culture.