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Cheese is a foodstuff made from the curdled milk of various animals including cows, goats, sheep, and water buffalo. Rennet is often used to induce milk to curdle, although some cheeses are curdled with acids like vinegar or lemon juice. Rennet is an enzyme obtained traditionally from the stomach lining of bovine calves, but more frequently in moderm times a microbiological (laboratory produced) substitute is often used. Bacteria are added to cheese to reduce the pH and develop flavor, and some cheeses also have molds, either on the outer skin or throughout. The natural color of cheeses range from off-white to yellow. In some parts of the world, such as Wisconsin USA, the milk fat is low in beta-carotene, making the cheese a paler yellow than normal. In this case it is common to add annatto plant dye as a coloring agent. In some locations as a response to the loss of diversity in mass-produced cheeses, a cottage industry has grown up around home cheesemaking.
Major classes of cheese include:
The first commercial cheese factory was founded on February 3, 1815 in Switzerland.
See also List of cheeses.
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Cheese Trivia
Before the advent of space travel, it was believed (for some unknown reason) that the moon was made of a substance similar to cheese.
Because of the way it makes the mouth smile the word cheese is said just before someone takes a picture.
Toasted cheese is called Welsh rabbit (or rarebit), but has nothing to do with rabbits and probably not with Wales either.
The word itself comes from Latin caseus and, later, West Germanic kasjus. Note that cheese in Modern German is Käse.
Like chalk and cheese - completely different
Cheese expressions and quotes
Further reading
External link
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