Why does Swiss cheese have holes? #shorts #science #SciShow

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[cmuller]

Fun fact: most "Swiss cheese" sold in the USA comes from the USA and has nothing to do with cheese made in Switzerland... They try to mimic one kind of actual swiss cheese but most of the actual swiss cheese types don't have holes!

[SciMinute]

When I was a kid, I watched Tom and Jerry and thought this kind of cheese was the source of all cheeses 😂

[someoneoncesaid]

A couple years ago, my wife and I were in the dairy section at the grocery store. We overheard two ladies near us talking. One said to the other "That's rich people cheese. It costs more because they have to cut the holes in it." My wife and I quickly walked away because we were about to bust a gut holding in the laughter. Since then, we refer to Swiss Cheese as "rich people cheese".

[chasbodaniels]

The original and genuine “Swiss cheese” is called Emmenthaler, and is made from unpasteurized milk.
It’s made in giant wheels ranging from 170 to 190 pounds!
Emmenthaler exported to the U.S. is aged for at least 9 months.

[spectrebazza]

I love that you're wearing yellow while talking about cheese!

[ThumbSipper]

Cheese, beer and yogurt. The holy trinity of "if you like it, don't learn how it's made".

[Taumeltaenzer]

Actually most of our cheeses don't have any holes in them. From the well known, widely available cheeses just the "Emmentaler", which is very popular abroad, but not very loved in Switzerland itself, has holes in it.

[michaoz]

Well, one technicality: milk for swiss cheese is curdled by rennet. Lactate is formed during the ripening process, which happens later

[BigMobe]

The holes are needed for Jerry to evade Tom.

[Benni]

I guess that *hay* isn’t just for horses anymore 😏😂

[lesleyghostdragon]

Hay! The hay thing was the most interesting/new bit of information, but it was not explained well enough, at all, as evidenced by many of the confused comments. We need a full video on this subject, please. SciShow is as addictive as cheese, you know 🧀

[gillypuente]

I was told that the holes are from bacteria eating the cheese. Not from air bubbles.

[stevebenson]

Love the content! Slow the commentary just a touch. It would not hurt for this video to be 55 sec long.

[scarletspidernz]

So it's not Holy Cheese, Just Farted Cheese.

[colbymacncheese]

What I want to know is if the hay particles stick to and stay in the cheese, in a large enough amount to trigger an allergy. I’ve never had Swiss cheese before and I love me some cheese, but I’m allergic to grass. And bad. I tried mowing my own lawn once with a mask on because I like repetitive tasks, and then I nearly had to go to the hospital because of it. I legit have to be careful wherever I go, because if the grass has been recently mowed, I already know I’m gonna have a hard time breathing. As I’ve found out from being a guinea pig owner, hay is no exception; while not as severe as freshly-cut grass, I still react a fair amount. Not that I’d have it any other way with my Phoe-Phoe, though. But I’d rather be allergic to one type of cheese than two, haha.

[bobby_greene]

I'm pretty sure the hay particles form a habitat for the prop bacteria to grow, and each eye is a different bacterial colony

[FluffyMugiLand]

Swiss cheese is not the only cheese with holes in it

[Sgrinwaipwr]

So it wasn't just for cartoon mice to hide in.

[UrvineSpiegel]

I had never heard about the hay part. Only the bacteria part.
Air pockets produced by bacteria. I guess it wasn't wrong, but I'm happy to hear more detail.

[D.Jay.]

Because the Swiss *REALLY* love their cheese....