BERLIN - The mystery of Swiss cheese and its disappearing holes has been solved: The milk's too clean. A Swiss agricultural institute discovered that tiny pieces of hay dust are responsible for the ...

“If the cheese has holes, then that’s a problem.” So says Swiss cheesemaker Dominique Yersin as he pats one of his giant wheels of cheese, each one weighing more than 50 pounds. In America, most of us ...

There are thousands of kinds of cheese, each with its own color, shape, nutritional value, flavor and texture. Since cheese is made from milk, cheese types tend to vary based on the source of milk.