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[[File:Cheese selections in the buffet.jpg|alt=|thumb|Various cheeses]]
[[File:Four Luxurious Cheese Plate from Baci.jpg|thumb]]
== Origin ==
== Origin ==
People have been making cheese since before [[history]] was written down. It is not known when cheese was first made. It is known that cheese was eaten by the [[Sumerians]] in about 4000 BC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/main/cheese/cheese2/history.asp|title=The history of cheese: from an ancient nomad’s horseback to today’s luxury cheese cart |work=The Nibble|publisher=Lifestyle Direct.|accessdate=2012-02-09}}</ref>
People have been making cheese since before [[history]] was written down. It is not known when cheese was first made. It is known that cheese was eaten by the [[Sumerians]] in about 4000 BC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/main/cheese/cheese2/history.asp|title=The history of cheese: from an ancient nomad's horseback to today's luxury cheese cart |work=The Nibble|publisher=Lifestyle Direct.|accessdate=2012-02-09}}</ref>
== Classification ==
== Classification ==
There are many different ways to classify cheeses. Some ways include:
There are many different ways to classify cheeses. Some ways include:
[[File:The Eighth of French Cheese plate from Terroirs by LQV.jpg|alt=|thumb|Some cheeses on the wood board]]
* How long the cheese was aged
* How long the cheese was aged
* The [[texture]] of the cheese. These include Hard, Soft and Softer.
* The [[texture]] of the cheese. These include Hard, Soft and Softer.
* [[Camembert cheese|Camembert]]
* [[Camembert cheese|Camembert]]
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<gallery>
File:La Fourrière (cheese).jpg|A heart-shaped goat milk cheese from France.
File:Feta Cheese.jpg|[[Feta cheese]]
File:Parmigiano-Reggiano from Osteria Ristorante Italiano.jpg|Paremesan Cheese
File:Swiss cheese and garlic cheese.jpg|Emmental and Boursin cheese
File:Crumbly cheese.jpg|Crumbly cheese
File:Brie Cheese and German Beechwood Smoked cheese.jpg|Smoked cheese and Brie Cheese
File:A Swiss Cheese at home.jpg|Swiss Cheese
File:Bleu de Gex.jpg|Bleu de Gex Blue Cheese
File:A big blue cheese.jpg|Gorgonzola Cheese
File:A Pecorino cheese plate at Hong Kong.jpg|Pecorino cheese
File:Camembert cheese.jpg|Camembert cheese
File:Mozzarella cheese ball with cherry tomatoes and basil.jpg|Mozzarella Cheese
File:Le Cendrillon Alexis de Portneuf.jpg|Le Cendrillon Alexis de Portneuf
File:Berkswell cheese.jpg|Berkswell Cheese
File:Parmigiano-Reggiano in hk.jpg|Parmigiano-Reggiano
File:Époisses cheese.JPG|Époisses
File:Blue Cheese plate from Nicholini's.jpg|Blue Cheese
File:Cacio cavallo with slices.jpg|Cacio Cavallo
File:Edam cheese with knife.jpg|Edam Cheese
File:12 month manchego cheese plate with nuts.jpg|Manchego
File:Rians Goat Cheese with Ash in Supermarket.jpg|Goat Milk Cheese
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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==Other websites==
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[[Category:Basic English 850 words]]
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[[Category:Cheese| ]]