Obamot wrote:PS: and I didn't know that the Emmental was French !!!
>>> in France you have Comté with a nice fruity taste: a real delight with a sufficiently long ripening!
I did not write that Emmental is French. I talked about the (industrial) production of French Emmental.
For a very long time, Tokay was produced in Alsace. Until this appellation is reserved for its region of origin. So we are now making "Pinot gris" ...
A priori, for Emmental, Switzerland has not (or not yet?) Obtained the exclusivity of the appellation. There is always French Emmental (industrial). That the majority of French people continue to call "Gruyère rappé" (when it is) ...
Ditto for the féta ...
There are things which "navigate" between the designation of origin or the geographical indication and the common name ... Like Bic or klaxon or "caddy" in the industrial field. The price of fame.