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Period: 400 to
THE HISTORY OF CHEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Period: 400 to
THE HISTORY OF CHEEEEEEESE!
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Mar 26, 1070
ROQUEFORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ancient records of the monasteryshow that Roquefort cheese was found at Conques, France -
Mar 26, 1500
Tastes like CHEDDAR...
Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, pale yellow to off-white (unless artificially coloured), and sometimes sharp-tasting, cheese. Originating in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset, cheeses of this style are produced beyond this region and in several countries around the world. -
PARMESAN!!!!!!!!!
Parmigiano is the Italian adjective for Parma. Reggiano is the Italian adjective for Reggio Emilia. The English name for the cheese Parmesan comes from the French name for it. The name Parmesan is also used for cheeses which imitate Parmigiano-Reggiano, with phrases such as "Italian hard cheese" adopted to skirt legal constraints. The closest legitimate Italian cheese to Parmigiano-Reggiano is Grana Padano. -
May showers bring Mayflowers...and cheese
Pilgrims included cheese in the Mayflower's supplies when they made their voyage to America in 1620 -
Spread some Gouda on your Buddah
The cheese is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands, but its name is not protected. One of the most popular cheeses worldwide, the name is used today as a general term for a variety of similar cheese produced in the traditional Dutch manner as well as the Dutch original. -
Camembert
The first Camembert was made from unpasteurized milk, and the AOC variety "Camembert de Normandie" is required by law to be made only with unpasteurized milk. Many modern cheesemakers, however, use pasteurized milk for reasons of safety, compliance with regulations, or convenience. -
The Swiss and their CHEESE
1845, a band of Swiss immigrants settled in Green County, Wisconsin and started the manufacturing of foreign cheese in America -
CHEESE factory
1851-he first cheese factory in the United States was built by Jesse Williams in Oneida County, New York. -
Thats a lot of CHEESE...
Total natural cheese production grew from 418 million pounds in 1920 to 2.2 billion pounds by 1970 -
SO...MANY...FACTORIES...
1880 there were 3,923 dairy factories nationwide which were reported to have made 216 million pounds of cheese that year valued at $17 million. This represented almost 90 percent of total cheese production that year. By the turn of the century, farm production of cheese had become insignificant. -
GORGONZOLA!
Gorgonzola was made in the Po Valley in Italy in 879 A.D., and Italy became the cheesemaking center of Europe during the 10th Century
