What is hard cheese?
Hard cheese is characterised by its low water content (a maximum of 56 per cent in the fat-free cheese mass) and a firm texture. Whilst soft cheese is significantly moister, hard cheese – usually in the full-fat variety (approx. 45 per cent fat in dry matter) – develops a particularly intense, savoury flavour through its maturation process, which lasts from weeks to years. The finest example from our Bavarian cheese dairy: mature Emmental with a time-honoured mark of quality.