January 20, 2023
People have been making cheese for more than 8,000 years and now there are more than 1,800 types of cheese made worldwide.
As of 2022, Denmark is the top consumer of cheese worldwide followed by Iceland and Finland.
A whopping 20 million metric tonnes of cheese is produced every year, and the largest cheese-producing country is the USA.
Aristaeus is credited by the ancient Greeks for having discovered feta, which is widely used in Greek cuisine.
Scientists believe that regular consumption of Roquefort blue cheese helps in longevity and improves cardiovascular health.
The world’s most expensive cheese is Pule cheese, it is reportedly priced at $600 per kilogram! Can you afford to eat it?
Back in 1930s, the official word turophile was coined for someone who loves cheese, however it never got popular.
June is considered National Dairy Month. All the more reason to gobble up more blocks of cheese.
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