A Brie(f) History of Cheese In 5 minutes, Paul Kinstedt (author of Cheese and Culture) summarizes the entire history of cheese around the entire world. It’s simple and fun but we still still learned a few things.
Award Sweep: Rogue Creamery in Oregon won 6 gold medals at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards in England. (click here)
Say it Isn’t So: Costco may be pulling Parmigiano-Reggiano off it’s shelves forever. (click here)
Fried Cheese Curd Competition: Out of 1900 nominations, 3 locations in Wisconsin were chosen. (click here)
Bread Cheese: Similar to the Finnish Juustoleipa, it’s very “in” right now. (click here) (Recipe in Artisan Cheese Making at Home.)
Startups with Record-Breaking Funding: Lab-grown milk proteins are being used to make dairy-free cheeses and it’s soon to be BIG business. (click here)
Appetizer of the Month: Tricia Yearwood’s recipe for Cheese Straws. (click here)
October is Cheese History Videos Month (to us): We love going back to the basics:
How to Make Prehistoric Cheese by English Heritage. Demonstrating how cheese was made in the Stone Age. (less than 3 minutes)
From Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY. Cheesemaking in the 19th Century (14 minutes)
How to Make Butter the Victorian Way by English Heritage. (less than 2 minutes)
What’s a tidbit?
A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month, we scour the Web for you, picking out new items of interest and giving you the links. If we missed something, let us know at info@cheesemaking.com or in the comments below.
