Gruyère cream () is a

double cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...

produced in the canton of

Fribourg or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, adminis ...

. It is named after the region of

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, from which it originates. In

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, double cream must contain at least 45 percent fat. Gruyère cream contains about 50 percent, which gives it its thickness and smoothness.

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is notably produced in the same region since the 13th century. Cream production, however, is reputed since the 19th century only.

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in particular, a cook from Valais, praised Gruyère cream as one of the finest in Europe, owing its great quality to that of the Alpine pastures. In the early 20th century, armaillis who went down to the village for mass, brought with them Gruyère cheese and Gruyère cream as an offering for the priest. Nowadays, in the canton of Fribourg, Gruyère cream is considered the quintessential cream and found in all dairies. When a person enters a dairy to ask for cream, he is spontaneously served double cream, without having to specify. Gruyère cream is traditionally served in a wooden tub, with a carved wooden spoon. It is often served along with

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s for dessert. Both are also on the menu at the . Gruyère cream is also served with fritters, bricelets, aniseed bread, croquets and cuquettes. Gruyère cream is listed in the

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{{reflist Swiss cuisine Culinary Heritage of Switzerland Dairy products Canton of Fribourg

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