It’s 9:30 a.m., and my stomach is already growling as I hike along a narrow ridge in the Swiss Alps. To my left, clusters of wild herbs and ripe berries glint in the August sun. To my right, the ...

The average Swiss consumes about 50 pounds of cheese per year. With that, locals of alpine villages in Valais, a canton in southwestern Switzerland, don’t need an excuse to eat raclette, a wheel of ...

Edited film: the setting is an Alpine farm in Pinzgau. A combination of sweet cow and goat milk is heated in a kettle and allowed to curdle. After thickening, the mixture is processed and pressed into ...

Cheese is far more than a comfort food. It reflects climate, history, local traditions and even national identity. From ...