Appenzeller cheese is a cheese variety produced in the Appenzell region, in the north east of Switzerland. This Swiss cheese is a popular choice. Its savoury taste is created by a special mix of herbs used. This cheese has a strong smell and a delicious nutty flavour. It is also available in Appenzeller Extra, a firmer aged version. Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of various animalsâmost commonly cows but sometimes goats, sheep, reindeer, and water buffalo. ... Alternate uses: see Appenzell (disambiguation) Appenzell is a region in Switzerland consisting of the cantons Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden, both are surrounded by the canton of St. ... Cubes of Emmental Swiss cheese Swiss cheese is the generic name, in the United States, for several related varieties of cheese, originally made in Switzerland. ...
With moderate salt and acidity, the cheese became a suitable environment for a variety of beneficial microbes and molds, which are what give aged cheeses their pronounced and interesting flavors.
Cheese made from yaks' (chhurpi) or mares' milk is common on the Asian steppes, and cheese is used in India, where paneer curries are popular.
Washed-rind cheeses are periodically bathed in a saltwater brine as they age, making their surfaces amenable to a class of bacteria (the reddish-orange "smear bacteria") which impart pungent (some say "stinky") odors and distinctive flavors.