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The Beginning of Cheese
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Nov 26, 1131
Cheddar Cheese
is a relatively hard, pale yellow to off-white (unless artificially coloured), and sometimes sharp-tasting. -
Period: Mar 26, 1184 to
Gouda
One of the oldest recorded cheeses in the world still made today. Dutch yellow cheese made from cow's milk. Biter but creamy taste. -
Period: to
Camembert
It is kept in a wooden box. Its a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese. It was first made in the late 18th century at Camembert, Normandy in northern France. -
Period: to
First cheese factory in the United States
Jesse Williams built the first Cheese factory in Oneida County, New York -
Period: to
Gorgonzola
made in the Po Valley in Italy. Italy became the cheesemaking center of Europe during the 10th Century. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty.