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| | == 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: |
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| − | ==References== | + | == Cheese Media == |
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| | + | File:Cheese platter.jpg|A platter with cheese and garnishes |
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| | + | File:Clara Peeters - Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels.jpg|Cheeses in art: ''[[Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels]]'', [[Clara Peeters]], {{circa|1615}} |
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| | + | File:Hartkaese HardCheeses.jpg|Different hard cheeses |
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| | + | File:Ricotta affumicata della sila.jpg|A piece of soft curd cheese, oven-baked to increase [[shelf life]] |
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| | + | File:Formaggi.JPG|Cheese in a market in [[List of Italian cheeses|Italy]] |
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| | + | File:Cheese display, Cambridge MA - DSC05391.jpg|Cheese display in grocery store, [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], United States |
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| | + | File:Production of cheese 1.jpg|During industrial production of [[Emmental (cheese)|Emmental]] cheese, the as-yet-undrained curd is broken by rotating mixers. |
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| | + | File:Cheeseinthenetherlands.JPG|Cheese factory in Zaanstad, the [[List of Dutch cheeses|Netherlands]] |
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| | + | File:Parmigiano reggiano factory.jpg|[[Parmigiano-Reggiano]] in a modern factory |
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| | + | File:Saganaki at the Parthenon Restaurant in Chicago.MOV.webm|[[Saganaki]], lit on fire, served in Chicago |
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| | + | == References == |
| | {{Reflist}} | | {{Reflist}} |
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| | {{Commonscat-inline|Cheese}} | | {{Commonscat-inline|Cheese}} |
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| | [[Category:Basic English 850 words]] | | [[Category:Basic English 850 words]] |
| | [[Category:Cheese| ]] | | [[Category:Cheese| ]] |