What type of cheese is Emmental?
Q: What type of cheese is Emmental?
A: Emmental cheese is a Swiss cheese.
Q: When was Emmental cheese first made?
A: Emmental cheese was first made around 1353 when Bern joined the confederacy.
Q: What are two features that make Emmental distinctive?
A: Two of the features that make Emmental distinctive are its holes and sweetness.
Q: How much milk is needed to make 1 kg of Emmental cheese?
A: About 12 litres of milk are needed to make 1 kg of Emmental cheese.
Q: How long does it take to ripen an Emmental Cheese?
A: Usually, an Emmental Cheese is left to ripen for a period of 6–7 weeks. Ripening it for 8–12 weeks gives a more spicy (salty) cheese.
Q: Which country produces the most amount of this kind of cheese?
A: France is the biggest producer of Emmental, producing 247 069 tons in 2005.
Q: How much do French and Swiss people consume per person per year?
A: French and Swiss people eat about 3.3 kg per person per year, while Germans eat about half that amount, 1.7 kg per person, per year
