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Pecorino cheese: Characteristics and its industrial production

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  Pecorino cheese, whose origin takes place in southern Italy, is made with raw sheep's milk to which lamb or kid rennet is added. There are up to 37 different varieties and formats, although the most commonly known are 5, each with its own designation of origin protected by the EU.  The following table shows the differences between them: The Romana  variety  stands out for being the best known but also for being the oldest of all.  Neither more nor less than 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Elder, renowned writer and researcher of the time, already mentioned it in his texts.  All Roman citizens, regardless of class, as well as the soldiers of the Roman Empire, ate this cheese at every meal.  It was also a common food at parties and banquets of the nobles of that time. Currently, it is a highly valued cheese that is consumed in a thousand different ways and that, in its cured versions, often rivals Parmesan.  The retail price of a Kilo of Pecorino chees...
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Edam cheese: Characteristics and its industrial production

  Edam cheese -also known as ball cheese or manbollen kätzenkopt- has its origin 1,300 years ago in Volendam, a beautiful and picturesque Dutch city on the shores of Lake Markermeer, northeast of Amsterdam.   Volendam-Netherlands Its name, however, comes from the city market where it was sold and which is still open and can be visited every Wednesday in the summer months. From the 14th century to the 18th, it was the best-known and most exported cheese worldwide, both for its comfortable dimensions, its way of maturing and its characteristic red-colored wax, which acted as a protector during travel.  Originally it was made with cow or goat cheese, although today only cow's milk is used. It is a semi-hard cheese, almost always spherical in shape, with a firm texture and a yellowish color with a fat percentage of between 25-27% and 28% protein. With a mild flavor, its aroma is reminiscent of butter, perhaps with hints of nuts.   Edam cheese is very popular ...
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