Swiss Named the Big Cheese in Wisconsin (not a nat. security issue)

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060324/ap_on_fe_st/cheese_champion;_ylt=Ajh_3CBGWO9gqD2Ru1FF2.YDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Swiss Named the Big Cheese in Wisconsin
AP - Fri Mar 24, 3:34 AM ET MADISON, Wis.

- It was all in the cheese's eyes. An emmentaler swiss cheese crafted in Switzerland with near perfect distribution of the holes that make the cheese famous took top honors Thursday at the World Championship Cheese Contest.

The cheese, with a taste the top judge described as nutty and sweet, beat out two gouda entries from the Netherlands as the overall winner. There were 1,793 entries from 18 countries, ranging from cheddar to edam to flavored spreadable cheese.

After tasting some 50 cheeses in a two-hour championship round, judge Mark Johnson said the swiss crafted by Walo Von Muhlenen was near perfect.

"The workmanship that had to go into that piece of cheese was outstanding," said Johnson, who works at the University of Wisconsin's Center for Dairy Research as a troubleshooter for cheese makers.