Its history

Emmental is originally a cheese from Swiss Alpes and it is named this way from the region of Emmen (canton of Berne). It can be considered as the first european cheese because of its Swiss origins, nowadays emmental is made under the generic name of emmental, in Germany, in Austria, in France (essentially made in Brittany), in Finland, in Denmark and in Ireland.
For a long time Emmental was saled in France under the name of gruyère, which is wrong because gruyère is an other type of Swiss cheese, which appellation wasn't well protected and was then used in the whole world. Emmental is essentially made in Brittany but is also made in many sites on the French territory.
You can taste this cheese, very similar to gruyère, grated or with a piece of bread. It is really perfect for gratins or cheese fondue or it can even be matched with vegetable soups.