Substitute for Fontina cheese?

[estephens]

is there a substitute for fontina cheese?

 

[Claire]

I think it is the various kinds of Swiss cheese (emmenthal, gruyere, even a good USA Swiss.

 

[GLC]

I think that depends on how you're using it. And maybe to some extent if you mean Italian or Banish fontina.

 

[vitauta]

myself, i would try my damnedest to score that fontina

 

[Snip 13]

It does depend on your recipe. If it's for the melting quality I would try using taleggio or emmenthal. The taste won't measure up thought.

 

[Bacardi1]

Jarlsberg or Gruyere would substitute quite well.

 

[CraigC]

Do you need a sub because you can't find fontina or because you don't like it? If it is the former, try fontinella. We use it all the time as a sub as fontina isn't readily available.