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Funny coincidence, I was in Switzerland last week and indeed the cheese industry there is huge, and tasty. The thing though, I got to sample a Brie cheese made

Funny coincidence, I was in Switzerland last week and indeed the cheese industry there is huge, and tasty. The thing though, I got to sample a Brie cheese made in Switzerland but I thought anything named Brie could only come from France? Nevertheless it was the most amazing cheese I had, much more bouncy and not runny or flaccid like President or Kolibrie brand. I asked the staff where I could buy it but they said it's a local product from Interlaken. :(

pdpi 3y ago
Could it have been a misunderstanding? Interlaken is, as the name implies, between two lakes, one of which called Brienz. Could have been "Brienz cheese" or something similar? There is a sbrinz cheese that's made nearby, but that seems to be more of a hard cheese that's used more like you would parmesan.
ilyt 3y ago
> The thing though, I got to sample a Brie cheese made in Switzerland but I thought anything named Brie could only come from France? Switzerland is not in EU so if that is protected by some EU law I think it wouldn't apply ?
- detaro 3y ago
  Coverage for these things goes farther thanks to various international treaties about mutual recognition of them, I believe Switzerland has joined at least some of them. Either way, "Brie" is not a protected label so it doesn't matter.
detaro 3y ago
"Brie" is not a protected label. Some specific variants are protected (Brie de Meaux and Brie de Melun from France, not sure if any non-French ones are)
PetitPrince 3y ago
What you describe make me think of Tomme Vaudoise[1] (widely available in Swiss supermarket). It's a little bit firmer than a classic french Brie (it really depends on how old it is and how long you let it rest out of the fridge). But this is from the french part of Switzerland, I'm not aware of any well known soft chesse from the german part. But then small cheese production in not unheard of in Switzerland; you having it may be very well be in fact a local production (think nano-brewery, but for cheese). [1] https://www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/en/cheese-varieties/range/tomme-vaudoise https://www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/en/cheese-varieties/r...

pdpi 3y ago

Could it have been a misunderstanding? Interlaken is, as the name implies, between two lakes, one of which called Brienz. Could have been "Brienz cheese" or something similar? There is a sbrinz cheese that's made nearby, but that seems to be more of a hard cheese that's used more like you would parmesan.

ilyt 3y ago

> The thing though, I got to sample a Brie cheese made in Switzerland but I thought anything named Brie could only come from France? Switzerland is not in EU so if that is protected by some EU law I think it wouldn't apply ?

detaro 3y ago
Coverage for these things goes farther thanks to various international treaties about mutual recognition of them, I believe Switzerland has joined at least some of them. Either way, "Brie" is not a protected label so it doesn't matter.

detaro 3y ago

"Brie" is not a protected label. Some specific variants are protected (Brie de Meaux and Brie de Melun from France, not sure if any non-French ones are)

PetitPrince 3y ago

What you describe make me think of Tomme Vaudoise[1] (widely available in Swiss supermarket). It's a little bit firmer than a classic french Brie (it really depends on how old it is and how long you let it rest out of the fridge). But this is from the french part of Switzerland, I'm not aware of any well known soft chesse from the german part. But then small cheese production in not unheard of in Switzerland; you having it may be very well be in fact a local production (think nano-brewery, but for cheese). [1] https://www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/en/cheese-varieties/range/tomme-vaudoise https://www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/en/cheese-varieties/r...