2006-09-17 13:35:42 · 9 answers · asked by Meethead 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It's not necessarily called Swiss cheese. Here's a sampling of cheese equated with Switzerland:
2006-09-17 13:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by blooutflash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To give you an idea of how old the art of cheesemaking is, we looked into the history books and discovered that man must have known about making cheese before he invented writing. A Greek historian named Xenophon, born in 349 B.C., wrote about a goat cheese that had been known for centuries in Peloponnesus.
Cheese factories, Far up in the Alps, back in the fifteenth century, Swiss farmers began to milk their cows out in the fields and brought the milk back to the farms to make their Emmenthaler (Swiss) cheese. It wasn't until about 1800 that they realized they could make cheese down in the valleys, as well as high in the hills. The first cheese factory was opened there in the valley, at Bern, in 1815. It was such a successful venture that in the next twenty-five years, 120 cheese factories sprouted up, with the number growing to 750 by the end of the century. So yes, the Swiss farmers invented Swiss cheese.
2006-09-17 13:40:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
The confusion is natural in the United States considering the profusion of sliced cheese with holes marketed under the generic term of "Swiss cheese." American versions have attempted to copy the original Swiss versions for mass consumption, but the type sold sliced for sandwiches just can't compare.
Swiss cheese is described as pale yellow in color with large, scattered holes, and having a slightly nutty flavor.
2006-09-17 13:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by Irina C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's named after the,, then I guess although it may be named that way too because it was improved in a specific period of time by these people.
2006-09-17 13:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by Lil' Gay Monster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the French. They undoubtedly invented it.
2006-09-17 16:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they just invented the holes.
2006-09-17 13:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by monkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they stole it from the vikings who originally called it vikcheese.
2006-09-17 13:37:32 · answer #7 · answered by stick man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, no they didn't, i dunno who did, but whenever their's a country's name befor a food, it's usually never from that country. Take french fries for example, or french toast.
2006-09-17 13:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by Answer Givererer. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course. didn't you ever read Heidi ?
2006-09-17 13:42:10 · answer #9 · answered by La-z Ike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋