Uncovering the world of Swiss cheese: there are an estimated 450 varieties of cheese in Switzerland. in her latest book, CHEESE--Slices of Swiss Culture, Sue Style explores the many variations of what is arguably the Alpine Confederation's best known speciality--from household names to the produce of award-winning artisan cheese makers.

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Uncovering the world of Swiss cheese: there are an estimated 450 varieties of cheese in Switzerland. in her latest book, CHEESE--Slices of Swiss Culture, Sue Style explores the many variations of what is arguably the Alpine Confederation's best known speciality--from household names to the produce of award-winning artisan cheese makers.

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I get by with my Italian, and got quite fluent on the formaggio front, but it's not as good as my French or German (and Basel-Dutsch)," says British food, wine and travel writer Sue Style, whose book CHEESE--Slices of Swiss Culture, has just been published.

Style's proficiency in local languages made it possible for her to communicate first hand ...

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