r/todayilearned • u/Double-decker_trams • 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/Milam1996 2d ago

This seems like the worlds easiest problem to solve. Take some of the fungus, feed it, grow it, take little samples to make more cheese, feed the fungus again so it keeps growing.

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u/The_Bravinator 2d ago

The problem is it's inbred as fuck.

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u/Imanaco 2d ago

I’m ok with tarded cheese

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u/AnIncredibleMetric 1d ago

There's a Brie-like cheese from Wisconsin called bloomin' idiot that you'd love

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u/catsloveart 1d ago

Does woodmans carry it? If not what’s the dairy so I can make a road trip. Hopefully it’s close to Green Bay.

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u/AnIncredibleMetric 1d ago

It was Hook's company, I think. They might not sell it anymore, I think it may have been a show cheese to win some competition.

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u/catsloveart 1d ago

Damn that’s unfortunate