L'Etivaz

Its place of origin, L'Etivaz, is a hamlet in the southwestern Swiss Alps, just under the Col des Mosses in the canton of Vaud.

The cheese is made in the communes of Château-d'Œx, Rougemont, Rossinière, Ormont-Dessous, Ormont-Dessus, Leysin, Corbeyrier, Villeneuve, Ollon and Bex.

They withdrew from the government's Gruyère program, and "created" their own cheese - L'Etivaz - named for the village around which they all lived.

L'Etivaz has a firm texture with a fruity, slightly nutty flavor, which varies depending on the soil of the different pastures.

[citation needed] In 2000, the cheese L'Etivaz was the first Swiss product other than wine to obtain an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC).