Gruyère cheese
E693752
Gruyère cheese is a firm, nutty-flavored Swiss cow’s milk cheese renowned worldwide for its use in dishes like fondue and French onion soup.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gruyère AOP cheese | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss cheese
ⓘ
cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime | 5 to 12 months ⓘ |
| AOPRecognitionCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAgedUpTo | 24 months or more ⓘ |
| classification |
alpine cheese
ⓘ
hard cheese ⓘ |
| color | pale yellow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| exportedTo | worldwide markets ⓘ |
| fatContent | full-fat ⓘ |
| holePresence | few or no holes ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | cow ⓘ |
| meltingQuality | excellent melting cheese ⓘ |
| milkTreatment | unpasteurized milk traditionally ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gruyères NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCentury | 12th century or earlier ⓘ |
| pairing |
beer
ⓘ
red wine ⓘ white wine ⓘ |
| productionMethod | pressed cooked cheese ⓘ |
| protectedStatus |
AOP
ⓘ
Appellation d’Origine Protégée ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
canton of Fribourg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Switzerland ⓘ |
| rindColor | brownish ⓘ |
| rindType | hard ⓘ |
| servingUse |
cooking cheese
ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ |
| texture | firm ⓘ |
| typicalAroma |
buttery
ⓘ
earthy ⓘ |
| typicalFlavor |
nutty
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savory ⓘ slightly sweet ⓘ |
| typicalWheelDiameter | 55 to 65 centimeters ⓘ |
| typicalWheelWeight | 25 to 40 kilograms ⓘ |
| usedFor |
baking
ⓘ
gratinating ⓘ grilling ⓘ sandwiches ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
French onion soup
ⓘ
Swiss fondue ⓘ croque monsieur ⓘ fondue ⓘ gratin ⓘ quiche ⓘ soufflé ⓘ |
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Gruyère AOP cheese