Cheese-makers have found it increasingly difficult to get the same number and size of holes in Swiss cheese after the milking process was modernized and became more hygienic over time.

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 ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Gruyere cheese does not have to come from the Gruyere region of Europe to be sold under the gruyere name, a federal judge has ruled.

CHICAGO & PITTSBURGH — While bagels and cream cheese are a seemingly perfect duo, the age-old question has haunted cream cheese lovers for far too long – why do bagels have holes when that space could ...

There's also lor, a traditional Iranian cheese; and laguiole, "a cylindrical uncooked, pressed cheese weighing as much as 110 pounds (50 kg)" that dates to the 12th century.

The mystery of the disappearing holes in the famous Swiss cheese has been solved: the milk is too clean. A Swiss agricultural institute discovered that tiny pieces of hey dust are responsible for ...

Matthias Huss, of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and glacier monitoring group GLAMOS, stands at the Rhone Glacier near Goms, Switzerland, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ...

News How did Swiss cheese get its holes? Scientists know Scientists say distinctive holes in Swiss cheese come from hay dust getting into milk in early stages of production May 29, 2015 1 min read ...

BERLIN -- The mystery of Swiss cheese and its disappearing holes has been solved: The milk's too clean. A Swiss agricultural institute discovered that tiny pieces of hay dust are responsible for ...