Gruyère cheese

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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.

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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
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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canton of Fribourg knownFor Gruyère cheese
Gruyère district hasProduct Gruyère cheese
this entity surface form: Gruyère AOP cheese