The holes used to be seen as a deformity, and cheesemakers tried to eliminate them. But today, they're a distinct part of Swiss cheese.

The holes used to be seen as a deformity, and cheesemakers tried to eliminate them. But today, they're a distinct part of Swiss cheese.

Grade-A Swiss cheese has eyes that are between three-eights of an inch and thirteen-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. And with more than 300 million pounds of Swiss cheese produced annually in ...

The largest produce is Brewster Cheese in Ohio,” Johnson says. “But other states also have Swiss cheese plants, including Wisconsin, Iowa, Utah and perhaps others.” ...

The holes used to be seen as a deformity, and cheesemakers tried to eliminate them. But today, they're a distinct part of Swiss cheese.

The holes used to be seen as a deformity, and cheesemakers tried to eliminate them. But today, they're a distinct part of Swiss cheese.

The holes used to be seen as a deformity, and cheesemakers tried to eliminate them. But today, they're a distinct part of Swiss cheese.

And with more than 300 million pounds of Swiss cheese produced annually in the U.S. — that's a lot of eyes. Newsy is the nation’s only free 24/7 national news network.

Grade-A Swiss cheese has eyes that are between three-eights of an inch and thirteen-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. And with more than 300 million pounds of Swiss cheese produced annually in ...

Grade-A Swiss cheese has eyes that are between three-eights of an inch and thirteen-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. And with more than 300 million pounds of Swiss cheese produced annually in ...