They bought a job lot of holes off Polo!
2007-09-23 04:56:19
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answered by Anonymous
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A search on "swiss cheese holes" revealed that 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.
Propionibacter shermani is one of the three types of bacteria used to make Swiss cheese, and it's responsible for the cheese's distinctive holes. Once P. shermani is added to the cheese mixture and warmed, bubbles of carbon dioxide form. These bubbles become holes in the final product. Cheesemakers can control the size of the holes by changing the acidity, temperature, and curing time of the mixture. Incidentally, those holes are technically called "eyes," and the proper Swiss name for the cheese is Emmentaler (also spelled Emmental or Emmenthaler).
Swiss cheese has been in the news recently because the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) created new guidelines that regulate the hole size of domestically produced Swiss cheese. The USDA reduced the standard size of the holes by half because new cheese-slicing machinery got caught on larger holes. The Swiss weren't pleased by the revised guidelines and insist that Emmentaler must have large holes. Considering how iconic those eyes are, we think they have a good point.
2007-09-23 05:25:56
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answered by tovah 5
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it's made by mice with drills
running away from beetles
with a bad case of gas
and some friendly bacteria
with a job lot of holes from polo
I'd hate to ask how they get the red bit on Edam LOL
2007-09-23 05:04:07
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answered by oh no,,,it's the kevsta 4
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Its caused by gases given off by the bacteria that helps turn the milk into cheese.
2007-09-23 04:57:09
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answered by Anonymous
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mice - and id just like to point out that derby are better than forest :) ha ha i bet i wont get best answer now! oh yeah the premiership baby!
2007-09-23 05:00:27
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answered by Anonymous
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I think the holes are from where the beetles were removed
2007-09-23 04:55:19
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answered by Anonymous
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Drills.
2007-09-23 04:55:19
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answered by beavis b 6
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oops I was nibbling at the cheese.
2007-09-23 06:04:33
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answered by Black 7
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those cute little mice
2007-09-23 04:55:24
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answered by Emily 7
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mice
2007-09-23 04:56:18
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answered by Ghost Boy 7
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