Gruyère
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Firm, dense and pale gold, Gruyère is a cow's-milk cheese from the Swiss Alps whose nutty, savoury flavour grows more complex with age. One of the great melting cheeses, it goes into fondue and crowns French onion soup.
Picking a good onedrag
Dense, nutty, clean cutFurred, dried out, rancid
Wrapped wedgeEveryday bestSwiss AOP is raw milk. Pregnant, over 65 or low immunity? Pick pasteurised, or heat it steaming hot.
Cut faceEven colour, face a shade duller
The rindEven brown, scuffed or brushed
Smell at the cutNutty, the fruit and butter muted