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Swiss Cheese - Tête de Moine 995ca-1

Lucerne, Switzerland

 

Tête de Moine AOP (French pronunciation: [tɛt də mwan], french for "monk's head") is a semi-hard cheese manufactured in Switzerland. It is classified as a Swiss-type or Alpine cheese, and was invented and initially produced more than eight centuries ago by the canons of the abbey of Bellelay, located in the community of Saicourt, district of Moutier, in the mountainous zone of the Bernese Jura, the French-speaking area of the Canton of Bern as well as the Canton of Jura. Wikipedia.

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