We asked a cheese scientist to explain what gives Swiss cheese its characteristic holes Cheese is probably one of the most beloved foods in the nation. If you’re not getting healthy with a bowl of ...

Swiss cheese gets its characteristic holes from the emission of gas by prokaryotic bacteria. Inside of the Young’s Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, shelves of cheese curds dripped excess moisture onto ...

For over 900 years, farmers in an Alpine region between Switzerland and France have turned barrels of raw milk into wheels of smooth, nutty cheese known as Gruyère. The tradition, combined with the ...

The country’s dairy farmers produced a bumper harvest of milk, but higher U.S. duties have forced them to consider ways to cut back, including slaughtering cows.

Lyre-shaped blades sweep through just-cultured milk that’s been coagulated with rennet to the consistency of pudding. The sharp strings cut the curd. Cheesemaker Nicolas Schmoutz encourages visitors ...

Mistakes happen, he theorized, because multiple vulnerabilities in a system align — like the holes in cheese — to create a recipe for disaster. By Michael S ...

What is the healthiest cheese? Cottage cheese tops the list because it's lower in saturated fat and higher in protein.