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Cheese is a solid food made from the curds milk of various animals—most commonly cattles but sometimes goats, sheep, reindeer, and water buffalo. There are hundreds of types of cheese. Rennet is often used to induce coagulation in the milk, although some cheeses are curds with acids like vinegar or lemon juice or with extracts of various species of ''Cynara'' (sometimes called vegetable rennet). Rennet is an enzyme traditionally obtained from the stomach lining of bovine calves or a microbiological (laboratory-produced) substitute is used. Bacterium are added to cheese to reduce the pH, alter texture, and develop flavor, and some cheeses also have molds, either on the outer skin or throughout. The natural colour of cheeses range from off-white to yellow. In some parts of the world, such as Wisconsin in the United States, the milk fat is low in beta-carotene, making the cheese a paler yellow than normal. In this case, it is common to add annatto plant dye as a coloring agent. Some cheeses are made with the addition of herbs and spices. As a response to the loss of diversity in mass-produced cheeses, a cottage industry has grown up around home cheesemaking in some locations. In many European countries this has historically been the normal means of cheesemaking. Different styles and flavors of cheese are the results of using different species of bacteria and molds, different levels of milk fat, variations in length of aging, differing processing treatments (cheddar cheeseing, pulling, brining, mold wash) and different breeds of cows, sheep, or other mammals. Other factors include milk, animal diet, and the addition of herbs and spices to some cheeses. Some controversy exists regarding the safety of cheese made by the traditional methods of using unpasteurized milk and regarding how pasteurization affects flavor. ==Styles of cheese== [[Image:Cheese display.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cheese on display at a supermarket.]] ''Main article: List of cheeses'' Major classes of cheese include: *White mold cheese (example: Camembert cheese) *Blue mold cheese (example: Roquefort cheese) *Red surface bacteria cheese (example: Limburger cheese) *Hard-grating cheeses (example: parmesan) *Cheese with eyes (example: Swiss cheese, or Emmental cheese) *Pasta filata cheese (example: Mozzarella cheese) *Hard cheese (example: Cheddar cheese and Colby cheese) *Semi-hard cheese (example: Double Gloucester cheese, Edam cheese and Gouda cheese) *Soft, unripened cheese (example: Cottage cheese, quark (food), Mascarpone, Hoop cheese) *Sour milk cheese (example: Harzer) *Whey cheese (example: Gjetost cheese, Gjetost cheese, and Gjetost cheese, Ricotta cheese) In addition, there is a class of cheese known as ''processed cheese'' or ''cheese food''. Cheese food slices are commonly found on cheeseburgers; although it is also sold in blocks or as a thick liquid. Processed cheese is similar to cheese, but also contains emulsifying salts acting as stabilizers. Heat treatment during the manufacturing process gives processed cheese a mild flavor, such as American cheese. ==Cheese trivia== [[Image:Cheese market Basel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cheese selection on market stand in Basel, Switzerland.]] In 1546, John Heywood wrote in his ''Proverbes'' that "The moon is made of a greene cheese." Variations on this sentiment were long repeated. Some people have assumed that this was a serious belief in the era before space exploration, but Heywood was probably being sarcastic and others enjoyed repeating this as silly nonsense. Because of the way saying the word makes one's mouth form a smile, in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries, the word cheese is said just before someone takes a picture. Toasted cheese is called Welsh rabbit (or, incorrectly, rarebit), but has nothing to do with rabbits. The word "cheese" comes from Latin ''caseus'' and, later, West Germanic languages ''kasjus''. Note that cheese in Modern German language is ''K�se''. The first factory for the industrial production of cheese opened in Switzerland on February 3, 1815. France and Italy are the nations with the most diversity in locally made cheeses - with approximately 400 each. According to a French proverb, there is a different French cheese for every day of the year. The love of cheese is called turophilia; fear of cheese is turophobia. Certain kinds of hard cheese like cheddar have been found to help fight tooth decay if eaten soon after eating foods that promote it. In his Histoire de ma vie Giacomo Casanova confessed that he planned and even wrote some chapter of a great book about cheeses; in the preface he said that he was mad for cheeses full of worms. see ''Casanova's Histoire de ma vie'' ==Cheese expressions and quotes== *"Like chalk and cheese." — (An expression meaning ''completely different''.) *"A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman who has lost an eye." — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. *"A slice of pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze." — Anonymous *"Say cheese!" — said during photography to encourage those posing to smile *"How can you govern a country where there are 246 different types of cheese?" — attributed to Charles de Gaulle *"There's always free cheese in a mousetrap." *To "cut the cheese" — a euphemism for flatulence. *'cheesy' can describe something of overblown, poorly-done quality. *"The Big Cheese" - an expression meaning "head honcho" ==Cheese humor== Cheese is also a slang which refers to body odor (e.g. toe cheese). Head cheese is not cheese at all but a preparation made from heads and other perhaps undesirable meats. Also when used out of context, it is seen as random. ==Further reading== *Cheese Primer, Steven Jenkins, Workman Publishing Company, 1996, hardcover, ISBN 0894807625 ==See also== *Goat's milk cheese (ch�vre cheese) ==External links== * [http://www.cheese.com Cheese.com] * [http://www.cheeseontour.com CheeseOnTour.com] * [http://www.cheesemaking.com/text-cPath-37.php Cheesemaking.com] — Online educational information about how to make cheese. * [http://www.completerecipes.com/cheese1.htm Complete Recipes: Cheese] * [http://www.ilovecheese.com I Love Cheese.com] * [http://www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/cheese/welcom.htm University of Guelph Food Science Cheese Site] * [http://www.elook.org/recipes/appetizer/cheese1.html Cheese Recipes - eLook - Contains a listing of over 1,100 recipes.] * [http://cheese.ucc.ie Cheese Research Group, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland] Online technical information about cheese. Cheeses simple:Cheese

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Er, please, this is a prime area where some disambiguation is going to be required. If you are creating a link to :Cheddar this is going to point to the town of Cheddar which is quite historically significant, home to the :Cheddar caves, the interesting pre-Roman :Cheddar Man, the bike-race which is the :Cheddar Challenge, etc, etc, if you follow my drift... Cheddar cheese should really be referenced as :Cheddar cheese. Then all that is required is a simple link in :Cheddar itself. This applies to all cheese names where the cheese has a place name. This will become even more of an issue with the new improved PHP version of Wiki where disambiguation can be qualified by e.g. bracketing. User:Sjc ---- According to the naming conventions, we should use the most common form of a word, for linking purposes etc. So adding the word cheese to every kind of cheese violates this convention. When I want to write about brie, I will call it brie and not brie cheese, for example. So the page about brie should be at :Brie. Disambiguating can be done later, only as the need arises. I'll wait to change the links in case anyone wants to argue the point. - Tim ---- I've changed some spellings here which appeared to be phonetic guesses. I'm not sure I've picked them all up. I'm guessing 'Savoy aire' is really 'Savoyard' but I don't know that one so haven't changed it. - user:Gritchka Also, under British (now that they're grouped by nationality), I can name more cheeses but I have no idea whether they're cheddar-family (a concept new to me). ---- Spent some time reorganizing the list by nationality of origin. Note that this is ambiguous for some cheeses. I also added the word "cheese" to the end of each subject, though I know some people object. As most European cheeses are named after a town of origin, even "Brie" needs to be disambiguated. There are a couple of exceptions, though, and I suppose people will change them as they see fit (some might see 'Queso Blanco cheese' as a bit redundant, I suppose...) Also, I couldn't find any references on Google to a couple of the cheeses, so they're not categorized. I hope someone can determine where these cheeses came from. -user:Dachshund ---- Removed the following, because it didn't seem appropriate for the article: "There is also a Monty_Python cheese store skit (which includes imaginary cheeses such as Cheese/Venezuelan Beaver Cheese). See also Monty_Python's Flying Circus." User:Dachshund :I think it's a pretty good quote.User:Exploding Boy 09:18, Feb 3, 2004 (UTC) :: Monty python quotes are always good :) ---- ==Re: Starting articles with quotes== Maveric149, when he/she edited the page, wrote "DO NOT start articles with quotes." Is this some sort of rule? Or is it just a personal preference? I thought the quote was actually pretty good myself, and there's a long history of starting articles and essays with a good quote; it's called an epigraph. Not being sure if there acutally ''is'' some sort of rule about this (but doubting it), I didn't revert the edit. But I'd like to. Any imput? User:Exploding Boy 09:21, Feb 3, 2004 ---- If anyone wants, I have 21 pictures of cheesemaking, covering three cheeses (a marbled cheddar, ricotta, and mascarpone) [http://www.daughtersoftiresias.org/cheese/pictures/ here]. For a description of what I was doing when these pictures were taken, visit [http://www.daughtersoftiresias.org/cheese/ here]. I took these when working to get approval from the health department to make cheese for sale at a farmers market - consider them to all be public domain. - User:Rei == Cheese Humor == What is toe cheese? :Toe cheese is the distant cousin of ass cheese. == Cultural stigmas against cheese? == I must admit I haven't learned nearly enough on the subject, but can we add material that addresses cultural stigmas against cheese? Such as in various east Asian cultures, where cheese is considered gross because it is seen only as rotted milk, and repulsive because it is considered bad-smelling (compare durian). I got the impression that such cultures have few native milk culturing traditions, and have not developed a collective acquired taste for cheese of any kind. - User:Gilgamesh 13:18, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC) :Err... Any statistical evidence for this? My experience has been contrary, as my Korean aunt and many other East Asian people I know ''love'' cheese. Of course, this just proves that anecdotal evidence is useless, which is why I asked for statistics. =P I should also point out that people of African and East Asian descent tend to lack the necessary number of lactase enzymes for processing cheese and other dairy products, so it might not be a matter of dislike as much as simple avoidance.--User:Calanctus 01:21, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC) What about southern asian counties, specifically India. I don't know specifics, but since the cow is considered sacred in all forms, wouldn't cheese be an abomination? (I don't have any information on the subject, but it would be a worthwhile look into if persuing cutural stigmas agaist cheese). -User:ORBIT Dec 5, 2004 ==Intro== ''There are over 400 types of cheese. Cheese is a solid food made from'' Stylistically, should the first sentence define the subject of the article? The statement of fact that there are over 400 types of cheese is interesting, but shouldn�t the second sentence here be the first? ==Wow Cheese== Cheese is a great thing that benifits us every day. Cheese is the most wonderful and cheesey matter on the planet! Cheese is my favorite thing the world has seen, but contrary to other beleifs, the moon is NOT made of cheese. Now let's all do the cheese dance! GO CHEESE! ---- "Wow Cheese" was Posted by Burlap So, we have "Cheese Trivia", "Cheese expressions and quotes" and "Cheese Humor" but no historical or cultural background. Yes, whatever, cheese is funny, but wouldn't some content be nice? ---- Can someone comment why some cheese has holes in it? --User:NeoThe1 00:07, May 1, 2005 (UTC)

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