Swiss cheese is iconically a Reuben cheese, and just as iconic is its distinctive holes. And that leaves me asking: Why are there holes in Swiss cheese?! Every full moon, when the edelweiss is in ...

Contrary to what cartoons have suggested over the years, the holes are not made by mice eating their way through the cheese. And nor are they produced by carbon dioxide released by bacteria ...

When it comes to cheese, Swiss is is considered the quintessential fromage thanks to its popularity in cartoons ... what ...

You can contact her via email: [email protected] A Redditor was stunned to discover that a packet of Swiss cheese contained holes only in the display section visible through the packaging.

In the latter category, an animated GIF featuring the characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Peg Leg Pete in a cheese factory, showing Mickey seemingly using an obscene method to poke holes in ...

Why does Swiss cheese look like that? What's with all the holes? It turns out, those holes are key in making cheese Swiss! Dr. Michael Tunick, author of "The Science of Cheese," explains what goes ...

It’s known for its sweet and nutty flavor, its buttery yellow color and its distinctive holes, but over the years, Swiss cheese’s distinctive “eyes” have been disappearing. Now ...

The culprit? Hay. In recent years, the holes in Swiss cheese – known as eyes – have gotten smaller because processing centers have gotten cleaner, according to the Agroscope Institute for Food ...

Those bubbles are left alone while the cheese ferments, resulting in its eyes. The holes used to be seen as a deformity, and cheesemakers tried to eliminate them. But today, they're a distinct ...