Jarlsberg cheese

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Jarlsberg cheese

Jarlsberg cheese is a mild cows' milk cheese with large irregular holes, originating from Jarlsberg, Norway. It has a yellow-wax rind and a semifirm yellow interior. The flavour is mild, buttery, nutty and slightly sweet. It is an all purpose cheese, good both for cooking and for eating as a snack. It has a characteristic smooth, shiny-yellow body, and a creamy supple texture. Jarlsberg Special Reserve is produced in Norway in limited quantities. It is aged a minimum of one year and is distinguished by medium to large holes.

The history of this cheese can be traced back to the middle 1850s. Its creator, Anders Larsen Bakke (1815–1899), was a farmer and entrepreneur and a pioneer in Norway's dairy industry. He produced the cheese in the Våle village in what was then the county of Jarlsberg and Larviks Amt (now Vestfold), 80 km south of Oslo. The cheese shares similarities with swiss cheese, introduced to Vestfold by Swiss cheesemakers. The cheese (and Bakke's accomplishments) was first noted in the annual county report of Jarlsberg and Larviks Amt 1855.

Production was discontinued in the early 1900s, and the cheese was only re-invented by professor Ola Martin Ystgaard of the Agricultural University of Norway. Starting in 1956, Ystgaard and some of his students tried to recreate the cheese and eventually came up with the recipe that is used today. Commercial production of cheese began in the 1960s.

Emmenthal substitute

Jarlsberg is an excellent substitute for Emmenthal.

Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses

The number of calories in various types of cheese is very similar when you compare your cheese to a similar types of cheese.

For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g

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Cheese type Calories per 100g
American cheese 371
Blue cheese 353
Camembert cheese 299
Cheddar cheese 402
Cottage cheese 98
Edam cheese 357
Farmer's cheese 98
Feta cheese 264
Fontina cheese 389
Goat cheese 364
Gouda cheese 356
Gruyere cheese 413
Mozzarella cheese 280
Parmesan cheese 431
Pimento cheese 375
Provolone cheese 352
Queso blanco cheese 310
Ricotta cheese 174
Roquefort cheese 369
Swiss cheese 380

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