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: 2.9 CHF (Swiss supermarket/dairy counter price for Extra (black label), approx)

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

Price checked 2026-07-03

• 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