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How do they make the holes in Swiss cheese?

Swiss cheese is made in wheels of about 90 centimetres in diameter and 15 cm thick. The round holes inside the cheese are known as eyes in the industry. The eyes are about 1.6 cm wide and roughly 5 cm to 8 cm apart. They are produced by a build-up of pockets of gas from bacterial action.

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