Cheese is a concentrated dairy product made from animal milk fermented by lactic acid bacteria or coagulated with enzymes, and the whey is removed.
The cheese itself is mainly composed of protein, lipids and other nutrients. Cheese, like milk, is rich in calcium, zinc and other minerals and vitamins A and B2, and because it is made through fermentation, these nutrients are more easily absorbed by the human body.
Every kilogram of cheese products concentrates 10 kilograms of milk protein, calcium and phosphorus and other super brand nutrients needed by the human body. The unique fermentation process of cheese makes its nutrient absorption rate reach 96%-98%.
We have sorted out some of the most common cheeses that you must know when you get started. If you like cheese, you must know it!
1. Brie cheese
Brie is a soft cheese made from cow's or goat's milk. It originated from the Brie region in northern France, hence the name. Brie cheese is very soft and handmade, with a rich buttery flavor, like broccoli garlic butter.
2. Münster cheese
Münster cheese is a cheese made from high-protein milk extruded from cows raised in pollution-free pastures in the Alsace region of France. It has a strong taste and is a soft cheese.
Rye bread is a classic accompaniment to this cheese. Locals in France often serve Muenster cheese with potatoes or fruit. The best seasons for Münster cheese are summer and autumn.
3. Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese is more common in the UK. It has a soft taste and a delicate texture. It is the most purchased and consumed cheese in the world. Originally produced in the UK, but now produced in many countries around the world.
Usually, cheddar cheese is a complex natural cheese, shaped like a drum and has a natural cloth-like outer shell, which is relatively easy to melt and can be used to make pizza or directly as a snack.
4. Goat cheese
Goat cheese has high nutritional value. As the name suggests, this cheese is made from goat's milk. The taste is slightly acidic, the taste is similar to nuts and the shape is more diverse, mostly cylindrical or pyramid-shaped.
The taste is slightly acidic, the taste is similar to nuts and the shape is more diverse, mostly cylindrical or pyramid-shaped. It can be wrapped in walnut leaves as a dessert after a meal, thinly sliced on salad or bread and heated in the oven.
5. Emmental cheese
This is a world-famous Swiss cheese. Pale yellow, the surface has many pores formed by carbonic acid during cheese fermentation—a mild sweetness in the first bite, followed by a strong spicy taste. We can slice it on bread or eat it with white grapes.
6. Mozzarella cheese
Mozzarella cheese originated in southern Italy. Legend has it that cheese curds were accidentally dropped into hot water. Traditionally made in Italy using the milk of Italian buffalo. Fresh mozzarella cheese has high water content, pure white color, round and pleasing appearance, rich milky aroma and soft taste.
7. Blue cheese
Blue cheese is a type of cheese that has beautiful blue patterns due to the influence of green mold. It is a cheese variety with a history of more than 2,000 years. It has a spicy and strong taste.
Blue cheese ripens from the center outwards and is a semi-soft cheese with a loose texture and melts easily.
