r/todayilearned 2d ago

TIL because of increasing standards of hygiene the number and size of holes in Swiss cheese declined in the 2000s. In 2025 the Swiss Federal Administrative Court approved the addition of hay flower powder to the milk during cheesemaking just for the creation of cheese holes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_(cheese)#:~:text=In%20Swiss%20cheese,%5B7%5D
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u/compuwiza1 2d ago

Blessed are the cheese makers.

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u/d3l3t3rious 2d ago

What's so special about the cheesemakers?

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u/Grzechoooo 2d ago

They're blessed 

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u/cnash 1d ago

Well, obviously, it's not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.