The Different Types of Cheese

Cheeses’ existence seems to give a big impact to mankind. Thinking about cheese’s life story makes me amaze because of its dramatic evolution; from single discovery of the original cheese up to today’s various new discoveries of different cheese classification. Indeed, cheese is rich in culture and history.

Today, we are going to talk about cheese.
Cheese has different types and are made up of different sources. It varies with the age and how it is being processed. It also varies from what animal you get the milk from; either they are from:

Cow’s Milk
Goat’s Milk
Sheep’s Milk
Buffalo’s Milk
Mixed Milk (any combination from the above milks)

Cheeses has different flavors because of the different sources that cheese makers can choose from. That is the reason why there are lots of classifications of cheese. Out of it comes different form of arts in cheese making. These are some of the cheese types:

Blue Cheese: This is a popular type that can be seen anywhere. This is a common classification that comes from a cow’s milk, sheep’s milk or goat’s milk. The blue dotted part of the cheese came from the added content Penicillium. This added material is also responsible for giving this cheese a distinct type of odor and aroma.

Soft and Fresh Cheese: This type of cheese can be made up of the different cheese sources. This is an all-natural cheese. Its flavor does not seem to be strong. Its texture is soft. This type of cheese should be consumed in no time since it is likely to be molded easily because of its nature and preparation. When it comes to age, the soft cheese is a bit older than the fresh cheese.

Semi-soft Cheese: This type of cheese has firmer texture than fresh cheese. Its flavor content is richer. This type of cheese is ideal for recipe cooking that needs rich taste of cheese. This is commonly used in kitchens.

Hard-type Cheese: The hard type cheese is older when it comes to age. This is used in sprinkling to be added as a topping.

Stinky Cheese: The unusual taste of this cheese may give unique flavor to your dish even though it smells different.

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