Emmental vs Hirtenkäse
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.
Hirtenkäse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Germany
Hirtenkäse is a hard cow's milk cheese from southern Germany. The name means herder's cheese, and it points to milk from herds that graze alpine slopes in the warm season. The paste is golden and firm, with a natural rind and a waxy bite. It sits closer to an aged mountain cheese than to a mild slicing cheese. A young wheel is already savory, and a longer keep brings a deeper, sweeter aroma.