What Does Emmental Cheese Taste Like?

Aromatic, sweet and delightfully intricate in flavor, Emmentaler is a semi-hard cheese often identified by interspersed cherry-sized holes. Boasting tones of ripe fruit and hazelnuts, it has no traces of acidity, and features an even rind with a firm and dense body.

Does Emmental cheese taste like Swiss?

Taste. Emmental has mild flavor that is slightly buttery — with some even saying fruity. American Swiss generally has a nutty flavor.

Is Emmental cheese strong?

Emmental, Emmentaler, or Emmenthal is a yellow, medium-hard cheese that originated in the area around Emmental, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is classified as a Swiss-type or Alpine cheese.