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Emmentaler AOP: is the original and famous big cheese with holes from Switzerland.

It is the original and famous big cheese with holes of Switzerland, elaborated in the valley of Emme. The wheels of Emmentaler AOP weigh about 100 kilos and to produce one you need more than 1,000 liters of raw milk. The origin of its large size goes back centuries, when the Swiss cheese makers chose to elaborate a single wheel a day instead of several to save on the payment of customs. The smooth nutty taste of Emmentaler AOP can be tasted after a maturation process of between 4 and 12 months.
Switzerland Cheese Marketing, SL Spain, headquartered in Bern, is responsible for the promotion of Swiss Cheese in the Spanish and Portuguese markets. There are 430 varieties of cheese in Switzerland: in Spain we find Appenzeller®, Emmentaler AOP, Le Gruyère AOP, L'Etivaz AOP, Sbrinz AOP, Tête de Moine AOP and Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP. Swiss cheese does not use additives in its production, they are 100% natural, they are high in calcium and they are suitable for celiacs and lactose intolerant.