# Appenzeller Extra (6+ months, vacuum-packed), per 100g

A protected-origin cheese with 700 years of history that travels legally and beautifully — the best CHF-per-gram souvenir food in the country.

Price: 2.75 CHF (Swiss supermarket price (Coop), Appenzell Extra Strong ca. 250g pack, per 100g)

Where to buy: Coop/Migros cheese counters (ask for vacuum sealing), village dairies in Appenzell, Zurich airport food shops

Price checked 2026-07-04

- The 'secret herbal brine' cheese — the aged Extra is roughly half the US specialty-counter price and fresher
- US customs: aged hard cheese, vacuum-sealed, is admissible — declare it and you're fine; India: fine for personal use in baggage
- Have the shop vacuum-pack it; it handles a 12-hour flight without refrigeration