Emmental vs Herrgårdsost
Emmental
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Switzerland
- Place
- Emmental
- Status
- AOP
Emmental is the Swiss cow's-milk cheese with large holes, from the Emmental valley in the canton of Bern. The holes are eyes, made by gas during aging. The Swiss cheese is protected.
Herrgårdsost
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- Sweden
Herrgårdsost is a semi-hard Swedish cheese made from cow's milk. The name means manor house cheese, and the style grew up in the dairies of Swedish estates. The paste is smooth and supple, pale yellow, and marked by small round holes. A wax coat covers the outside of the wheel. The taste is mild, nutty, and slightly sweet, which makes it a daily table cheese in Sweden rather than a rare wheel kept for a feast.