When is National Cheese Lover's Day?
Friday January 20thDon't be bleu, throw a feta, or be capriciously on National Cheese Lover's Day. The January 20th is a gouda day to kummin over and have some cheddar or asiago or fontina!
There is no concrete evidence that humans invented cheese making. The first cheese was most likely created by chance, according to the legend. But we should not assume that someone made the first cheese by chance. Thousands of years ago, people took milk and stored it in sheep's stomachs. The proteins will break down into curds and whey if left to sit for a few days. From there, preserving the solids with salt may have been the most logical next step. In ancient times, salt was a highly valued preservative.
In what is now Poland, the first record of cheese making dates back to 5,500 BCE.. There are over 1,400 varieties of cheese on the market today.
Basic cheese making
Making cheese is relatively straightforward, with the basic principles. Let the milk sour (or, more precisely, coagulating the casein protein). (Or, coagulating the casein protein). Then isolate the curds (solids) from the whey (liquid), which is separated by then. (liquid) The curds are then salted and left to age.
