> one would expect that French would get this right They do get it right, it's just called Comté ;) (really - the Comté area is not very far away from Gruyères

> one would expect that French would get this right They do get it right, it's just called Comté ;) (really - the Comté area is not very far away from Gruyères) Personally I prefer Comté for eating and Gruyère for cooking.