The history of Swiss Emmentaler AOP dates back to 1291, the year that cheese from the Emme valley was first mentioned in an official document. The Emmentaler AOP Consortium has taken up the unique tradition of the original Emmentaler to create its top-quality Emmentaler AOP URTYP®. And, by all historical and contemporary accounts, it comes very close to that 13th century ‘forefather’ of all Emmentaler cheeses. Other quality cheeses from the Emmentaler AOP range differ first and foremost in their maturation period, but an Emmentaler AOP URTYP® already begins to stand out at the point at which the fresh cheese is manufactured. Indeed, only cheese dairies selected in accordance with stringent criteria are able to apply to produce the Emmentaler AOP URTYP®.
Emmentaler AOP Urtyp®
Type of cheese
Hard cheese
Milk processing
Unpasteurised milk
Type of milk
Cow’s milk
Full fat
min. 45%
Lab-Type
Animal rennet
Tolerability
Lactosefree, Glutenfree
Maturity
at least 12 Month
Taste
full-bodied and aromatic
Labels
AOP/IGP
Region
North-west Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Bern region, Central Switzerland
Season
all-season
Loaf
80-100 kg
Taste some Emmentaler AOP and, instantly, you will know: this great, world-famous cheese speaks for itself. For Emmentaler AOP is indeed the king of cheeses.
- Emmentaler AOP
- Emmentaler Switzerland
Consortium Emmentaler AOP
Zieglerstrasse 43 B
Postfach - CH-3000 Bern 14
- +41 (0)31 388 42 42
- info@emmentaler.ch