Swiss cheese, a firm whole-milk cheese, is pale creamy yellow in color with distinctive holes that grow larger and more numerous with ripening. Varieties of Swiss cheese range from mild and slightly sweet to strong and nutlike.
For other cheese varieties, see American, añejo, asadero, bel paese, blue, brousse de brebis, cabrales, caciotta, cheddar, colby, cotija, cream, Emmenthaler, farmer, feta, fontina, goat, Gorgonzola, Gorgonzola dolcelatte, gouda, gruyère, Jarlsberg, kasseri, Kefalotiri, manchego, mascarpone, Maytag, mizithra, Monterrey jack, mozzarella, panela, Parmesan, pecorino, provolone, queso fresco, ricotta, romano, roquefort, Stilton, and taleggio cheeses.