Swiss Gourmet Cheese

Appenzeller cheese was originally made in the Swiss mountainous canton of Appenzell near the Austrian border. This cheese is a Swiss classic, a semi-hard alpine cheese with a light tan color and a slightly pungent aroma; the cheese is washed with a... read more

This Fondue is a blend of Swiss cheeses, wine and kirsch; it is made from a combination of Gruyere and Emmental cheeses, Emmi Fondue is a deliciously simple and tasty treat.Heat Emmi Cheese Fondue in the traditional fondue pot, or any other pot for that... read more

When you like the traditional Emmental, but wouldn't mind a little more kick in your cheese, this cave-aged version may just be the cheese for you. A year long maturation in the Kaltbach caves near Lucerne creates a gourmet Emmental cheese that is a... read more

Most of us know the Emmental cheese as Swiss cheese, the cheese with the holes and indeed this is Swiss Emmental, not an imitation. Emmental is a semi-soft cheese, easy to slice, a pale yellow paste and a rind, that is not present on our cuts. The holes... read more

In a moist, chilly remote underground cave in Kaltbach near Lucerne Switzerland, a cheese is maturing into what we know as Cave-aged Gruyere. It is matured for about 1 year in the sandstone caves and this older gruyere, made from unpasteurized milk, is a... read more

Gruyere is an unpasteurized, hard cheese and this well-known Swiss originates in the village of Gruyeres. Gruyere has cheese fondue written all over it, but there are so many other ways to use the cheese.The natural rind is hard, and the interior of the... read more

The name Raclette means 'scraper' and refers to a group of gourmet cheeses which are melted to make a traditional Swiss dish of the same name. These are mountain cheeses made originally in the Vallais region but are now produced throughout Switzerland.... read more

Tete de Moine means 'monk's head'. This Swiss gourmet cheese was originally invented by the monks of Belleray Abbey in the Bernese Jura, and they taught the local farmers how to make it.Unlike most other mountain gourmet cheeses which tend to be very... read more