Gruyère cheese

Swiss medium-hard Alpine cheese

Gruyère cheese

Gruyère (UK: , US: , French: [ɡʁɥijɛʁ] ; German: Greyerzer, Italian: Groviera, Arpitan: Gruviére suisso) is a hard Swiss cheese that originated in the Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, and Bern cantons in Switzerland. It is named after the town of Gruyères in Fribourg. In 2001, Gruyère gained the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC), which became the appellation d'origine protégée (AOP) as of 2013.

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