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Why does Swiss cheese have holes?

  • Written by Stephanie Clark, Virginia M. Gladney Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
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Why does Swiss cheese have holes? – Owen F., age 13, Belmont, Massachusetts

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