Petit-suisse vs Swiss cheese
Petit-suisse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Auvilliers
Petit-suisse is a fresh cow's milk cheese from Auvilliers, in France. The name means little Swiss, but the cheese is not a Swiss wheel with eyes. It is sold in a small soft portion, enriched with cream so the body is smooth and rich, and it is unsalted or barely salted. There is no rind and no long aging into a firm paste. You eat it with a spoon, often soon after the pot is opened.
Swiss cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- United States
Swiss cheese, in the United States, is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese with round eyes. It is the American style with holes, and it is not Emmental from Switzerland. Blocks and deli slices are the usual forms, and many pieces have no rind at all. The taste is mild, nutty, and a little sweet. Cooks buy it for sandwiches and for melting more than for a long-aged board.