2006-06-11 00:40:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The Swiss army uses it for target practice.
The real answer: gassy bacteria are behind all that holey cheese. In order to make cheese, you need the help of bacteria. Starter cultures containing bacteria are added to milk, where they create lactic acid, essential for producing cheese. Various types of bacteria can be used to make cheese, and some cheeses require several different bacteria to give them a particular flavor.
2006-06-11 00:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
See the site of the Emmentaler cheese of Switzerland
2006-06-11 07:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good bacteria ate through it.
2006-06-11 09:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by howlettlogan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because all the mice get a crack at it before it is sold to us.
2006-06-11 07:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by PariahMaterial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gases emitted from the fermentation process.
2006-06-11 07:44:45 · answer #5 · answered by changmw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gasses produced after fermentation...
2006-06-11 07:46:11 · answer #6 · answered by fairest_fleur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a bacteria
2006-06-11 07:44:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋