Eyes (cheese)

Emmentaler with eyes

Eyes are the round holes that are a characteristic feature of Swiss-type cheese[1] (e.g. Emmentaler cheese) and some Dutch-type cheeses. The eyes are bubbles of carbon dioxide gas. The gas is produced by various species of bacteria in the cheese.[2]

  1. ^ McSweeney, Paul L.H.; Fox, Patrick F. (2004). "Metabolism of Residual Lactose and of Lactate and Citrate". Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology. Vol. 2. Elsevier. pp. 366–367. doi:10.1016/S1874-558X(04)80074-5. ISBN 9780122636523.
  2. ^ Clark, William (1917). "On the Formation of "Eyes" in Emmental Cheese". Journal of Dairy Science. 1 (2): 91–113. doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(17)94362-0.