Where Did Cheese Come From?
Nobody knows exactly, but it’s ancient.
The earliest evidence of cheesemaking in the archaeological record dates back to 5500 BCE and is found in what is now Kuyavia, Poland, where strainers coated with milk-fat molecules have been found.[8]
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The earliest cheeses were likely quite sour and salty, similar in texture to rustic cottage cheese or feta, a crumbly, flavorful Greek cheese. Cheese produced in Europe, where climates are cooler than the Middle East, required less salt for preservation. With less salt and acidity, the cheese became a suitable environment for useful microbes and molds, giving aged cheeses their respective flavors. The earliest ever discovered preserved cheese was found in the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, China, dating back as early as 1615 BCE (3600 years before present).[12]
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Monday Youffraita
No, cheesemaking is much more ancient than that. In fact, it is even literary…
Ancient Greek mythology credited Aristaeus with the discovery of cheese. Homer's Odyssey (8th century BCE) describes the Cyclops making and storing sheep's and goats' milk cheese (translation by Samuel Butler):
We soon reached his cave, but he was out shepherding, so we went inside and took stock of all that we could see. His cheese-racks were loaded with cheeses, and he had more lambs and kids than his pens could hold...
When he had so done he sat down and milked his ewes and goats, all in due course, and then let each of them have her own young. He curdled half the milk and set it aside in wicker strainers.[13]
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Off to YouTube I go!
Weird History looks at How Cheese Came to Be. This might primarily appeal to food history nerds like me 😏 [24:07]:
Adam Ragusea’s Queso Blanco Dip looks SO much more appealing than that stuff made with Velveeta [6:22]:
Beryl tries 5 world variations on grilled cheese. How do you prefer your grilled cheeses? [16:17]
Max Miller bakes a medieval Brie Tart for Tasting History [12:57]:
Apparently this is in Glen’s repertoire for Canadian Thanksgiving: Wild Rice, Broccoli & Cheese Casserole. I’ve gotta say: 😋 [8:43]
And for dessert, Chef John makes a New York style cheesecake [5:00]:
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