Emmental
/ˈɛməntɑːl
/(also Emmenthal)
noun [mass noun]
A kind of hard Swiss cheese with many holes in it, similar to Gruyère.Unlike Gruyère, Emmental has a dry rind free from micro-organisms....
- It's essentially our version of a Swiss cheese called Emmental.
- Four sorts of cheese are usually used: Appeuzell, Gruyere, Emmenthal and Foutina.
Origin
From German Emmentaler, from Emmental, the name of a valley in Switzerland where the cheese was originally made.