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Post 2 of 3
Alright, peeps, it’s time to vote for Third in Command of Cheesiness!
The candidates are:
Fifi
Cloverstia
Fifi’s essay:
Cheese comes in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. Cheese dates back to about 3,200 years ago, and the oldest cheese was found in Egyptian tombs. The earliest cheeses were sour and salty, and its texture was similar to rustic cottage cheese or feta. Scientifically, Greece (eating 27.3 kg of cheese every year, about ¾ of which is feta cheese) eats the most cheese, with France and Italy as close seconds. China (0.1 kg per person), Mongolia (0.3 kg per person), and Zimbabwe (0.6 kg per person) eat the least amount of cheese. The first cheese factory was established in 1815 Switzerland, however, the first successful cheese factory was established in 1851 in the United States. Approximately ten pounds of milk is required to make one pound of cheese. Mozzarella cheese is the best-selling cheese type in the United States, followed by cheddar. During the Roman Empire, large Roman homes had separate kitchens for cheese manufacturing only. These kitchens were called careale. In the United States, the month of June is National Dairy Month, the last week of June being National Cheese Week.
Cloverstia’s essay:
cheese has been embedded in human history for years countless. legend tells that the first cheese was discovered when an arab shepherd, walking home in the scorching desert sun with a sheep flask full of milk, discovered the milk had curdled and solidified, creating the first cheese.
humans started domesticating goats around 8500 BC, and cows around 7000 BC. five hundred years later, humans would start to milk cows, sheep and goats for food. during 5000 BC, humans have invented about twenty different kinds of cheeses. when 4500 BC arrived, cheese making was already implanted in european, asian and mediterranean cultures. the first smoked cheese would be created in 150 BC rome, with the best being made in the velabrum, rome’s bustling food market.
after these important moments, cheese making has slowly and steadily improved over the years, with over 1000 types, all hailing from different countries. traditionally, most cheese is made by adding acids to milk, then adding herbs to give taste, then curdling milk of many kinds, (cow is the most popular, but sheep, goat and even buffalo milk can create delicious cheeses) using enzymes found in the stomachs of most mammals to help theme digest milk, then cut and heated to separate the whey from the curds. after that, the cheese is washed, stirred and cooked to dry and further acidify the curds, then the whey is drained, leaving only the edible curds behind. cheese is also often salted or brined (dunked in a salt solution) before being shaped in molds and then aged. cheese can be aged for a simple few days or many long years. some popular kinds of cheese include cheddar, mozzarella, swiss, provolone, mascarpone (my personal favorite even though i’m lactose intolerant) and brie, all of which differ in making and origin.
in summary, humans have had a close relationship with cheese throughout history, advancing in cheese-making technology each day. each type of cheese is different and unique in their own ways, varying from age, origin, milk and many more. cheese has been a quintessential part in cultures and history throughout the world and will continue to be through decades to come.