Cheese is delicious, bacteria needed to turn dairy into cheese creates a large number of flavour molecules. Our love for cheese is nothing new. We’ve been making cheese since 7,500 years. The oldest pieces of cheese discovered was over 3,000 years, well preserved in desert tombs.
Ancient Mediterranean Cheese
Age: 7,200 years (c.5200 BCE)
Country of Origin: Dalmatian coast of Croatia
Derived From: Cow milk
Ancient Polish Cheese
Age: 7,000 years (c.5000 BCE)
Country of Origin: Poland
Derived From: Cow milk
Ancient Chinese Cheese
Age: 3,600 years (c.1615 BCE)
Country of Origin: Taklamakan Desert. Xinjiang, China
Derived From: Kefir dairy (likely made with cow milk)
Ancient Egyptian Cheese
Age: 3,000 years (c.13th century BCE)
Country of Origin: Saqqara necropolis, near Cairo, Egypt
Derived From: Sheep and goat milk
Oldest Edible Cheddar
Age: 40 years (c.1972)
Country of Origin: Oconto, Wisonsin, USA
Derived From: Cow milk
Bitto Storico
Age: 18 years
Country of Origin: Valtellina Valley, Lombardy, Italy
Derived From: Cow and goat milk
Delectable, desirable…