Am Dienstag, 5. September 2017 12:16:58 UTC+2 schrieb Cindy Hamilton:
> On Monday, September 4, 2017 at 9:38:01 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>
> > I thought it was not a generic name. I thought you all referred to
> > Emmental cheese when you said "Swiss cheese".
>
> Actually, the millions of Americans who are unaware of the existence
> of Emmentaler use "Swiss" to refer to the American knockoff.
>
> Those who know a little more, use "Swiss" to refer to the American
> knockoff and "Emmentaler" to refer to the more expensive cheese that
> is imported from Switzerland.

Even worse - in Germany, you have to order "Schweizer Emmentaler" to get the
real thing, because "Emmentaler" only refers to the kind of cheese, but not
the origin.

Bye, Sanne.