Cheeses of Switzerland

Cheeses of Switzerland

Switzerland is home to about 450 varieties of cheese. Cows milk is used in about 99 percent of the cheeses produced. The remaining share is made up of sheep milk and goat milk.[citation needed]

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Varieties

Extra-hard

Hard

Swiss cheese being stored in a cellar in a small cheese dairy near St. Gallen

Semi-hard

Semi-soft

Soft

  • Gala

Other

  • Büsciun da cavra
  • Tomme vaudoise

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