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Stop 159 of 265 · Switzerland

One cheese on the loop, with something to drink beside it, something for the driver, and the road either side.

The cheese

Tête de Moine

  • cow milk
  • alpine
Drink
Pinot noirShaved into rosettes, it wants something light and red rather than heavy.
Driving
RooibosSoft, red, and without tannin to fight the delicacy.
Eat with
Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried hamWhat keeps through an alpine winter is what is eaten with an alpine wheel.

A classic pairing — settled enough that it belongs to the region.

Tête de Moine on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromMont-Vully51 km (32 mi) by road, about 54 min driving. The road is 2.1× the straight line — an estuary, a pass or a lake is in the way.
On toEmmental administrative district83 km (52 mi) by road, about 1 h 23 min driving.
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Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.