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Period: 400 to
History of cheese
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Mar 26, 1494
Feta cheese
Feta cheese is one of the oldest cheeses in the world and is thought to have originated from acient greece. Normally feta cheese is produced using only whole sheep's milk, or a blend of sheep's and goat's milk. But cows milk is often used now. -
Cream cheese
cream cheese is not aged, it is made by adding cream to cows milk. Recipes for cream cheese can be found in American cookbooks and newspapers beginning in the mid-eighteenth century.Cream cheese is often spread on bread, bagels, and crackers. -
Swiss cheese
swiss cheese is light yellow and it has holes in it due to carbon dioxide releasing while it is being made.swiss cheese is mostly made in switzerland. It is made from cows milk. -
Blue cheese
can be made from cow, sheep or goat milk. Penicillium cultures are added so that the cheese has blue, blue-gray or blue-green mold, and carries a distinct smell. Blue cheese was usually made in a cave because it needs a tempature controlled envoirment. because of the smell, blue cheese is said to be an acquired taste. -
Chedder cheese
Chedder cheese originates from the village of Cheddar in Somerset, South West England.The optimal aging period is 5-6 years but most people like 3 year old chedder better. Cheddaring refers to an additional step in the production of cheddar cheese where, after heating, the curd is kneaded with salt, cut into cubes to drain the whey then stacked and turned.
