Swiss enchiladas

[Dennis R. Preston]

Emmenthaler is the only Swiss cheese! What a suprise for many of us who eat
many others (cheeses from Switzerland, that is).

dInIs (a big cheesehead, whose PhD is from Cheesehead U, Ooooops! THE
Cheesehead U)

>I asked my Swiss friend (who used to work at the US Embassy in Switzerland)
>whether she had heard of Swiss Enchiladas:
>
>  Yes, I have heard of Swiss Enchiladas, but not in Switzerland, I have seen
>  the name only in Mexican Restaurants.  Have I ever thought about why they
>  are called Swiss? Not really.  So many things, especially foods are called
>  Swiss something in this country that have little to no connection to
>  Switzerland, except that they might be made of a dairy ingredient. I usually
>  stay away from products which are called Swiss since they are usually not
>  authentic, except for the imported Swiss cheese, which as we know is not
>  really called Swiss cheese but Emmenthaler.
>
>And so, straight from the Schweizedeutschen Mund.
>
>Grüße,
>Andrea

Dennis R. Preston
Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Languages
Michigan State University
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