Category: Cheese

Cream cheese was invented in 1872 by an enterprising dairyman who realized that by adding cream to the cheese mixture, he could create one of the smoothest and creamiest cheeses on the market. The product quickly took off, and was sold in tin wrapped packets under the name of “Philadelphia Brand.” In 1928, Kraft Foods […]

Cheese is a healthy choice in diets today, and is recommended to be consumed as often as possible because it contains calcium that can strengthen your bones naturally. However, cheese also has two other factors that you may want to take in consideration. First, it is fattening and second, it hard to digest. However, there […]

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Cheese straws can be purchased from gourmet snack suppliers or can be made at home; cheese straws are considered easy to make at home. Cheese straws resemble a butter cookie, but are savory rather than sweet and can be made any flavor of cheese desired; they are also available in […]

If you enjoy eating a fresh slice of cheese that is cut right from the block, you probably have some sort of cheese slicer in your kitchen cupboard. While knives can cut some of the harder variety of cheeses sufficiently, it is better by far to use a cheese slicer to get perfect portions of […]

The process of cheese making results in a product that is nutritious, enjoyable and satisfying. Cheese making is a respected skill that has withstood the flavorful test of time.
Before having the next wine and cheese experience it may be beneficial to the consumer to understand what factors are involved in cheese making. Therefore, […]

Individuality is what makes each one of us special and unique; having choices to match every taste is what we hope for, and fortunately you will have more choices than you can imagine in the types of cheese available. There are hundreds of types of cheese available from all over the world, and if you […]

If an individual were to be asked to describe Swiss cheese they would probably refer to the characteristics of Swiss cheese rather than the flavor. That well-known characteristic of this type of cheese are the famous holes that make this product so well-known.
The holes found in Swiss cheese are known as eyes. […]

Of all the different kinds of cheeses available today, perhaps none represents the needs of modern society as much as string cheese does. Taking advantage of the way some cheeses are structured, string cheese is molded, extruded, or braided into strings that can be individually wrapped for consumers. The end result is that instead of […]

It’s no surprise that cheese has been around for a long time. With estimates ranging from 5,000 years to 10,000 years old, cheese is actually older than history. The most accepted version of its origin is that it was likely the way that already sour milk was preserved.
By waiting for the sour milk to […]

There are hundreds of different kinds of cheese, each with its own characteristics, from taste to texture to the place it was produced. The way that some cheeses are named for the place that they are produced is similar to the way many wines are named. However, in a unique sort of error, while Stilton […]