Emmentaler cheese; Emmental; Emmenthaler
[ EM-en-tahl-er ]
Switzerland's oldest and most important
CHEESE, Emmentaler has a distinctively nutty-sweet, mellow flavor that makes it perfect for almost any use-from snacks to an après-dinner fruit-and-
CHEESE plate. This cow's-milk
CHEESE is light gold in color, with marble-size holes and a natural light brown rind. It was named for Switzerland's Emmental valley and is exported in giant wheels weighing from 150 to 220 pounds each. See also
CHEESE.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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