National Swiss Cheese Day & A Year Of Cheese Holidays

Updated August 2026 January 2nd is National Swiss Cheese Day—the first of 30 cheese holidays you can celebrate. But what Americans call “Swiss cheese” and what the Swiss call it are two different things. There is no single “Swiss” cheese, and most Swiss cheeses don’t have large holes (called “eyes”). Below: > What is Swiss…
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Painterland Sisters Skyr Yogurt For National Greek Yogurt Day

[1] A bowl of skyr with fresh fruit is a protein-packed breakfast or lunch (photos #1, #2, #3, #6, and #7© Painterland Farms). [2] In a store’s yogurt section. [3] Close-up on a cup. [4] Compare the thickness of skyr on top, versus Greek yogurt on the bottom (photo © Cook’s Science). [5] A bowl…
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The World’s Best Cheese & The History Of Gruyère

This year’s World Cheese Awards was held recently at a conference center in Newport, Wales. It was originally to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, but the location had to be moved due to the Russian invasion. (All fees were waived for the Ukraine entries, and the country had opportunities to showcase its cheeses throughout the…
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