Food: part dairy

So a long while back I wrote a post that I never published about one of my favorite topics, food.  I never published it because I thought it needed pictures and I didn't have many. I'm going to try again but take it in parts. Today I am focusing on dairy.
   Dairy is a big deal here, you can imagine as (at least) 2 of the national dishes revolve around it- fondue and raclette. More on those later.
So a few interesting facts. Milk is sold in 1 liter containers.

 I have seen 1.5 liter containers, but it is rare. It is not fortified with calcium or vitamin D unless it specifically says so on the container. I have yet to find skim milk. It is mostly whole or 2.5%. I have seen 1-1.5%, but it is rare.  There are a LOT of brands of milk. And the other dairy products, come to think of it.  Even the butter has several options. And there's only a few brands of margarine. I think milk here tastes a bit sweeter than milk at home.  There is also the option of UHT milk, which is shelf stable for a relatively long time.

There are a crazy amount of different types of cheese here. Every little area has it's own type of cheese. Most of the cheeses made in the Eastern region of Switzerland- which is where St. Gallen is, I describe as "farty."  (I know, how old am I? 12?) I just don't know how else to describe the flavor/aroma, it reminds me of being in a barn.  These are not my favorites. I've actually discovered I really like Manchego, which is a Spanish sheep's milk cheese.I only just this week found a "mature" cheddar cheese at the store.  Cheese is mostly sold in blocks, very little is pre-shredded.
   Again, not a whole lot of low fat cheeses (or any dairy, really).
Not much to say about yogurt, except that it is REALLY good- full fat will do that :) We eat a lot of it. We always have a tub of plain and berry in the fridge

Cream cheese is not used as much here (I think).  You can find a product called quark, which, if my cheese making knowledge, is accurate is sort of a yogurt cheese. It is eaten like cottage cheese- with fruit or vegetables.