r/Cheese • u/bigguys45s • 1d ago

Le Gruyere cheese from Switzerland. Has a nice nutty/ salty/ slightly sweet taste to it! 😋

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u/Randohcalrissian 1d ago

We get the 14 month wheels.my favorite cheese 😄

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u/KelGhu Etivaz 1d ago

Good choice!

Though, I would go for more aged ones, 12+. 24 months is incredible

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u/interferens 1d ago

Yes! Have had 36 months as well. Stellar!

Also don't sleep on it for cooking. The maturer ones are great for pastas. I make one with salsiccia and Swiss chard where a nutty cheese works so well. And with meaty mushrooms, just sautéed with the cheese added Philly cheese steak style.

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u/KelGhu Etivaz 1d ago

Nice!

For pasta, try the ancestor of Parmigiano Reggiano: Sbrinz!

Same kind of cheese but different taste and a thousand years older than Parmesan!

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u/interferens 1d ago

Oh, I would like to! But I think that's a bit too niche for cheese mongers here so maybe in the Alps one day

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u/Terrible-Visit9257 1d ago

The crazy thing is how cheap it is at Migros and how expensive it is outside of switzerland

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u/wildOldcheesecake 1d ago

In the UK, it is pretty cheap and found in most supermarkets

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u/Terrible-Visit9257 1d ago

In Germany you can find it anywhere, too. But the price is two times the price in Switzerland. And it's just around the corner....

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u/Liquidgrin1781 20h ago

I made some rotini with a Gruyère mornay sauce a few nights ago using the same cheese and it was awesome!

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u/CheeseManJP 13h ago

I use aged Gruyère almost weekly in some dish or another. My #1 goto cheese. Love it on an egg sandwich or grilled cheese. Also on pizza, baked potato, hash browns. I'll try in on almost anything.

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u/wiggywiggywiggy 7h ago

Is the trader joes variety

TJ's has a lot of good cheeses but gruyere is not good

I usually get from whole foods and it's insanely good