Find out what the research says about swiss cheese, who should avoid it, and how it may affect your health.

Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes? According to Brewster cheese, Swiss cheese gets its distinctive holes due to carbon dioxide released by bacteria during the aging process.

The cheese-proud country has recently imported more of the stuff than it exports, a worry for farmers and traditionalists. By Claire Moses The Swiss are proud of their cheese, and most of the ...

The physics of frilly Swiss cheese “flowers” Tête de Moine is often served by scraping the top of a cheese wheel in a circular motion with a special tool.

But a United States court ruled Friday that the Gruyère label could apply to any cheese — whether it’s made near the French-Swiss border or Wisconsin.

Americans may think of Swiss cheese as full of holes, but unlike Emmentaler, another AOP cheese, Gruyère is essentially solid. Its high water content—more than 34%—makes it eminently meltable.

Ohio has been home to massive Swiss cheese production levels for years due to the state’s history of Swiss immigration in the 1800s.

Whose cheese is it anyway? The Swiss ponder the international politics of gruyere A wheel of gruyere being inspected at the 2014 World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wis.