The result was a product with just the right elasticity and low enough acid and salt levels to favor the growth of the carbon-dioxide-burping microbe Propionibacterium freudenreichii, whose metabolic by-products give Swiss cheese both its nutty, sweet flavor and its holes.
Definition of ibex for English Language Learners. : a wild goat that lives chiefly in the mountains of Europe, Asia, and northeastern Africa.
The Nubian Ibex is a relative to the goat that lives in the mountainous desert areas. They live in rocky areas eating grass and leaf buds. Males bump their large prominent horns together as they battle over their mating partner.