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The Cheesiest
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The United States is the top producer of cheese in the world – 90% of them being cheddar. On the other hand, Pizza Hut uses about 140 million kilograms of cheese a year. That’s...a whole lot of cheese in store!
Cheese facts
How Cheese Was Discovered The earliest archaeological evidence of cheese-making dates back to 2,000 BC in Ancient Egypt. However, scholars believe cheese was first discovered around 8,000 BC in the Middle East where tribes transported food items in animal hides and organs. The stomach acid would have naturally separated the curds and whey into cheese.
Origins Matter Cheese with a ‘protected designation of origin’ means they bear the name only if they have been made in a particular region in a certain country. Unlike Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and Blue Stilton, other blue cheeses with no protected origin name are simply called “blue cheese”.
