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Beginning of cheese
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Period: 400 to
Cheese
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Pilgrims
The Pilgrams brought cheese on the Mayflower when they made their voyage to America. -
First American Cheese Factory
Jesse Williams built the first cheese factory in America in Oneida County, New York. -
Limburger Plant
Swiss immigrants settled in Wisconsin and started producing foriegn cheese. The Wisconsin Farmers felt that the only way to stay in business was to also produce cheese so their first factory was a Limburger plant which opened in 1868. -
Processed cheese
Processed cheese experienced a surge in consumer demand with annual production exceeding 2 billion pounds a year by the beginning of the 1990s. -
Cream Cheese
Cream cheese is considered to be a fresh type of cheese due to the fact that it is not aged. The flavor is subtle, fresh and sweet, but has a light tangy taste. -
Feta Cheese
Feta cheese is a little bitter and has a very strong smell. -
Goat Cheese
Goat cheese has a very strong tangy flavor. -
Swiss Cheese
Swiss cheese has a light flavor that is sweet and nutty. -
Vegatarian Cheese
This is the only type of cheese that is not curdled with rennet. -
Cheddar Cheese
This cheese comes from cows milk and the sharpness of the flavor varies on the age of the cheese. The older the cheese the sharper the flavor and more crumblely tecture, -
Asiago Cheese
Nutty flavored cheese that hails from Europe. -
Blue Cheese
The characteristic flavor of blue cheeses tends to be sharp and a bit salty. Due to this strong flavor and smell, blue cheeses are often considered an acquired taste. They can be eaten by themselves or can be crumbled or melted over foods. -
Gorgonzola
This cheese was made in Po Valley in Italy. Italy later became the cheese making center of Europe in the 10th century.
