Der Scharfe Maxx is a
Swiss
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hard cheese
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from the canton of
Thurgau
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Thurgau is part ...
. It is a hard
cow
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s' milk cheese with a pungent taste that is made from
thermized milk. The literal translation of "Der Scharfe Maxx" means "the sharp Maxx" or "the spicy Maxx". It is classified as a
Swiss-type or Alpine cheese.
The cheese is produced in the Studer cheesery in Hatswil (
Hefenhofen
Hefenhofen is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
History
Hefenhofen is first mentioned in 817 as ''Hebinhova''. Hefenhofen was a fief of the Abbey of Saint Gall and until the 17th century it was par ...
) in the canton of
Thurgau
Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld.
Thurgau is part ...
close to the
Lake Constance
Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, ca ...
.
The cheesery is run by the Studer family in the third generation.
The ''Scharfe Maxx'' tastes similar to an
Appenzeller, but is creamier and more piquant. Similar to other Appenzeller cheeses, the Scharfe Maxx is made with
thermized milk.
See also
*
Culinary Heritage of Switzerland
The Culinary Heritage of Switzerland (german: Kulinarisches Erbe der Schweiz, french: Patrimoine culinaire suisse, it, Patrimonio culinario svizzero, rm, Patrimoni culinar svizzer) is a multilingual online encyclopedia of traditional Swiss cuis ...
*
List of Swiss cheeses
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References
External links
* http://www.kaesewelten.info/kasesorten/kuhmilch/der-scharfe-maxx/
* https://stinkybklyn.com/shop/cheese/scharfe-maxx/
Swiss cheeses
Thurgau
Cow's-milk cheeses
Culinary Heritage of Switzerland
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