Frank Baker – Inventor of String Cheese

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String cheese is a “national craze” and an unforgettable childhood staple that has sparked many debates about its roots and the correct way to eat it: whether to “pull strings” or cheese segments or take bites of it whole. This cheese is called after the appearance of the cheese sticks after they … Read more

Beginnings of gruyère Cheese

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Even though it was created a thousand years ago during the Holy Roman Empire, Gruyère cheese is considered a Swiss product (800-1806 AD). A wheel of authentic gruyère should weigh 77 pounds and be at least 22 inches in diameter to qualify as an Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP) cheese. Cheesemakers use rennet … Read more

Cheese Festivals All Over The World

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A food, having the history of 7 thousand years and now widely used across the globe among the different age group in variety of different forms, was a product discovered by accident. Cheese, a dairy product derived from milk was discovered as a result of storing and transporting milk in bladders made … Read more

The Fascinating History of the Cheesehead

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Almost every town in each country has a tradition that may sound incredibly strange to those who don’t live there or who are only visiting for a while. For example, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, people raise a giant Hershey’s Kiss every New Year’s Eve. For the entire state of Wisconsin, they have the … Read more

Cheese in Pop Culture- Television

Cheesy TV Shows? Who among us doesn’t want a pleasant, messy show or TV second sometimes? Fantastic sentimental signals and energetic discourses are pleasant to watch, however for the motivations behind this article, when we state messy scenes; we’re in a real sense discussing scenes that feature perhaps the best food on … Read more

What is a Cheesemonger?

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What is a Cheesemonger? If you put it simply, a cheesemonger is a person who interacts and buys cheese directly from dairy farmers then sells it to the consumers. They are also the ones who take care of the cheese and protect it storage atmosphere and quality. Other than that, they also … Read more

History of British Cheese

Cheese-making in Britain had exist for thousands of years. But the cheeses we know and have come to love as classically British cheese like Wensleydale, Cheddar, and Lancashire have only existed and developed in the last couple of hundred years into the style and taste we now know today. In fact, white … Read more

History of Wisconsin Cheese

History of Wisconsin Cheese

Cheese is the main focus of Wisconsin’s dairy business. In fact, the cheese making industry uses about ninety percent of Wisconsin’s total milk production. Wisconsin produces a total of five hundred different varieties, styles, and types of cheese such as Colby, Brick cheeses, and Baby Swiss which are all originally made in … Read more