Not sure sure about about fancy, but yes, it’s Swiss cheese. It originated in a part of Switzerland, which also has a museum dedicated to the work of H.R. Giger, the guy who designed the Alien in the film of the same name. Some of his art is… weird. There’s an 8ft tall Alien on the third floor.
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sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Isn’t it fancy Swiss cheese?
spearz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Wasn’t his art inspired by a psychedelic trip of some kind?
Pamasich@kbin.earth 1 week ago
Depends. If you get Gruyere in the US, there's zero relation to Switzerland there. The US declared gruyere a generic name and so its Swiss or French name protections are void there and thus no guarantee about origin is made.
In the EU there's the difference between (Swiss) Gruyere and French Gruyere which are quite different according to Wikipedia.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Thanks for this great answer! I was thinking about swiss-style (like with the holes) and didn’t even consider that some cheese might be imported from actual Switzerland!