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How Parmesan cheese is really made

Parmesan cheese isn’t just food—it’s a centuries-old craft. In this video, we go deep inside the dairies of Italy to see how true Parmigiano-Reggiano is made from milk, salt, and time. From the ...
Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the ...
Bleu de Gex, a creamy, semi-soft blue cheese made in the Jura region of France. Image by Myrabella. CC BY-SA 3.0 & GFDL Bleu de Gex, a creamy, semi-soft blue cheese made in the Jura region of France.
Have you ever heard someone mention government cheese and not know what they were talking about? Do you have some vague memory of people receiving blocks of cheese from the government, and then the ...