In Green County, cheese making remains important to modern agriculture. Cheese factories in the New Glarus area produce Swiss, Gruy re, Butterk se and other favorites. Several cheese factories and dairy farms in the area offer tours. The Swiss Historical Village museum has reconstructed an 1880's vintage rural Wisconsin cheese factory, complete with the tools and a huge copper vat once used to produce Swiss cheese. There, you can watch a video presentation of how Swiss cheese was made at the turn of the century.
Swiss cuisine is considered among the finest in the world.
When you dine in New Glarus, choices include rich, yet delicately flavored specialties such as Schnitzel, Geschnetzelets, Swiss meatballs, Roesti potatoes, and the perennial favorite Swiss Fondue. Most menus include a delectable selection of Swiss and European style desserts, and crusty European style breads. You are sure to find the lunch and dinner choices so great that it may take more than one trip to New Glarus for you to get an adequate sampling. Many of the sausages served in New Glarus restaurants are also produced locally from family recipes brought to New Glarus from Switzerland. Mettwurst, Kalberwurst, Landjaeger and New Glarus' own Swiss version of the ubiquitous Brat.