Why does Swiss cheese have holes?

Posted by QueensGambit 10/28/2025

Why does Swiss cheese have holes?(www.usdairy.com)

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shermantanktop 11/3/2025|

> In the U.S., we call it “Swiss” cheese, while in Switzerland, it’s known as Emmental.

What? I struggle to see how this sentence makes any sense. The two products can both have holes, I guess? But grocery store Swiss cheese in the US is a waxy bland cheese product with a slight tang, whereas Emmentaler is complex, funky and quite assertive by comparison. I doubt the fans of either product love the other.

Loic 11/3/2025||

Swiss like French have hundreds of different cheeses, so calling a specific cheese a Swiss cheese is like telling "Why does American car is powered by an electrical motor?", talking about a specific Tesla car while you have hundreds of other cars manufactured in the US.

Copenjin 11/3/2025||

Like "parmesan" the cheap versions you find easily has no relationship with the actual thing, even if decades ago maybe the actual thing was initially imported with no local alternative.