cheese, n.Trivia

France is the largest consumer of cheese per person.

Eating cheese after a meal can protect your teeth. It counteracts the acid left behind by bread, sweets, citrus, and soda.

The average American consumes about 40 pounds of cheese every year.

It takes roughly 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese

Cheddar cheese is not naturally yellow; flavorless Annatto seed is added.

Gouda accounts for 50-60% of the world’s consumption of cheese.

Cheese was likely discovered by accident.

NaCHO is the chemical formula for the salt that makes solid cheese smooth and creamy

Cheese was discovered by accident when ancient folks carried milk in the stomach linings of animals, which carried the bacteria rennet that curdles milk.

Casu Marzu is a Sardinn cheese that gets its taste from live maggots.

Cheese is varietous --- There are about 2,000 varieties of cheese.

25% of the world’s cheese is produced in the US

Kant died after growing ill from eating nothing but cheese (and bread). He was a model of temperance who died of sensual indulgence.

Mice actually do not like cheese; they prefer sweets