what is a emmental
Emmental cheese. Emmental (Emmentaler or Emmenthal) is a yellow, medium-hard Swiss cheese that originated in the area around Emmental, Canton Bern. It has a savory, but mild taste. While the denomination Emmentaler Switzerland is protected, Emmentaler alone is not; similar cheeses of other origins, especially from France and Bavaria and even Finland, are widely available and sold by that name.