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jahbrewski | 4 months ago

Call me naive, but honestly never made the connection between swiss cheese and Switzerland.

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netsharc|4 months ago

I live in the country, and when I went to USA I found it amusing that a sandwich's ingredients include "Swiss". (No mention of "cheese")

sojournerc|4 months ago

It's like saying "cheddar". Cheese is assumed

JumpCrisscross|4 months ago

> honestly never made the connection between swiss cheese and Switzerland

Swiss cheese usually refers to Emmentaler. It comes from the Emme Valley, in Bern canton. It’s delicious and one of the OG three of Depression-era fondue. (Gruyère and Appenzeller. Vacherin can come too.)

It’s called Swiss cheese because Wisconsin has a sizable 19th century ethnically Swiss diaspora. (Wisconsin also has a diaspora from Parma. It’s suspected the soft cheese they make is closer to what Parmesan was before WWII than Parmigiano Reggiano, though I personally find the latter tastier.)

lproven|4 months ago

> never made the connection between swiss cheese and Switzerland

That is... staggering to me.

OTOH, I have seen people genuinely ask "why is the Mexican language called 'Spanish'?"

panick21|4 months ago

When I was in the US and told people I was from Switzerland or said 'Swiss' most people said 'I love Sweden'. So I'm not surprised.