FollowCheese Lover`s Day is Jan 20th. Cheese comes in all shapes, sizes and flavors. It is a dairy product that consists of protein and fat from milk. It forms together from the casein found within. Milk that is used in making this product comes from goats, cows, buffalo, or sheep.
It has been around almost since the beginning of time. Studies have shown that it was produced from milk from cows or sheep approximately 6000 BC. It is believed to have been brought to Europe by Asian travelers. It was introduced to European people this way and was manufactured in monasteries since then.
The Greeks are famous for their Greek Salad with Feta Cheese and are the ethnic group that consume the largest amount of this product within a yearly time frame. They consume a whopping 63 pounds per person! More than 25 percent of the world`s source of this food product is manufactured in the United States.
Only four types of this food product is native to the United States. They are American, Colby, Jack, and Brick. J.L. Kraft developed processed American cheese because of the need for this product to have a longer shelf life.
The Crowley Cheese Factory is the oldest factory still operational today. Only one factory still produces Limburger Cheese. Holstein cows (black and white or red and white) make up 90 percent of the dairy herd in the US because of their ability to produce a large volume of milk.
Not only is there different textures of cheese from the very wet Ricotta, creamy cream cheese, soft Havarti, or even hard Cheddar. It can be eaten a la carte, with biscuits, or even added to food in the cooking process.
