The representative of Switzerland is Tilsiter cheese.

Tilsiter cheese is a representative of Swiss cuisine. This is a semi-hard cheese with numerous holes in the structure. It is pale yellow in color and has a piquant, even somewhat pungent taste. Europeans prefer to drink it with white wine or strong dark beer.

Compared to many Italian or French cheeses, this is a fairly young representative. Its production began in the territory of what is now the Kaliningrad region, then the city of Tilsit. And in 1893, the recipe was taken to Switzerland, where it is still produced to this day.

But the release of this product has been successfully launched in other places in Europe. For example, in Germany. However, the German version has a “more holey” structure and a rich, harsh taste.

Depending on the ingredients from which Tilsiter is prepared, there are several varieties that have their own color designations:

1. Soft - made from pasteurized milk, marked with a green stamp;
2. Spicy - made from unpasteurized milk, marked with a red label;
3. Creamy - made from a mixture of pasteurized milk and cream, marked with a yellow mark;
4. Spicy – ​​has a spicy taste with the addition of cumin.

This cheese matures for about three months, with constant washing and frequent brushing with a stiff brush. It is these manipulations that give the product such a unique taste. As already mentioned, this is a semi-solid variety that belongs to the sliced ​​category, due to its high whey content.

This cheese, like many varieties of this type, has the shape of a circle weighing 4-5 kg. In the section you can see many narrow holes measuring 0.2-0.4 mm. The circle is covered with a bright yellow crust, and sometimes also with wax.

The product has the following caloric content: 365 per 100 grams. It is enriched with protein, calcium, vitamins A and B (B1, B2). The proportion of fat is 48% in dry matter. So, dear readers, bodybuilders and fitness models, you are unlikely to include this product in your daily diet. Unless you treat yourself to this culinary delight from time to time. In general, Tilsiter is mainly used in the preparation of pasta, pizza, salads, etc.