Cheese Database

Emmental vs Maasdam

Emmental

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.

Maasdam

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Netherlands

Maasdam is a Dutch cow's-milk cheese with large eyes and a sweet, nutty taste. It was created in the late twentieth century as a faster, milder answer to Swiss Emmental.