Gruyère vs L'Etivaz
Gruyère
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Switzerland
- Place
- Fribourg
- Status
- AOP
Gruyère is a hard cow's-milk cheese from western Switzerland, centered on the canton of Fribourg and a defined neighboring zone. A true Swiss Gruyère has few holes, or none.
L'Etivaz
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Switzerland
- Place
- Vaud
L'Etivaz is a hard cow's milk cheese from Switzerland, made in the alpine style that sits near Gruyere. The wheels are large, with a natural rind and a dense pale paste that melts and grates well. The flavor is nutty, fruity, and savory, often a little fuller than a mild alpine cheese because of the way the milk is heated. It is a cooking cheese and a board cheese. It is not a fresh cheese, and it is not a blue.