This Winners will be announced in March the International Cheese Day 2019 and for all those regular consumers of this great product we are going to surprise you. Starting with the word with which the most cheese makers are called, passing through the place of their birth and even addressing those exclusives. In general, today in Great Products we offer you these curiosities for cheese lovers. Do you dare to discover them? Keep reading!
Ten curiosities for cheese lovers
There are more than two thousand varieties of cheese all over the world and endless ways to eat it or pair it with other foods or a good wine. Be it cured or tender, fresh or dry, with or without lactose and even that delicious typical sandwich melt.
In any of its ways, this is an essential delicacy also for many elaborations, in addition to the pizzas or dishes of Italian cuisine. But without going through the Mediterranean coast, To who Spain we enjoy the 26 cheeses with DOP. All of them, from more than two hundred varieties made in our country.
Thus, 'turóphiles' they can enjoy each one to its fullest. Among this first of all curiosities for cheese lovers, you must know where the word comes from: Tyros (that I am Philos (lover). Did you know? Well, you may not even know that this exquisite product was born in Mesopotamia. It was more than eight thousand years ago. Although there is still debate about its origin, this is the best approximate. Yes, the first cheese factory was not seen until 1815, in Switzerland. Before, all the elaborations were handmade.
Where is the greatest amount of cheese produced? In United States and then, Germany. The American country brings together 30% of world production, little joke. However, it is not the place where more is consumed this food, since that honor has it Greece. More than 37 kilos per inhabitant per year is the brutal figure that places the Hellenes at the top. To who Spain, the most 'turófila' community is the Islands Canary IslandsWell, they eat nine kilos on average per person. Then there are Murcia, Valencia and Asturias.
However, there are other regions where they prefer to celebrate than eat so much throughout the year. Between the curiosities for cheese lovers, Galicia hold more events to honor him. In total, there are 12 and naturally its four varieties participate with PDO: Cebreiro, Arzua-Ulloa, Nipple and San Simón da Costa.
Of elaborations and special cases
Focusing on its manufacture, it is the Cow milk the most used to obtain the cheese. Once again the Galician community leads in number of cattle ranches. But this is not the most common animal origin, since also of the goats it is elaborated a lot, especially in Castilla y Leon. There they concentrate 64% of the national total. What is not so frequent is that they are manufactured cheese from elk.
Yes, you read it right. In Sweden there is an exclusive and unique product with moose milk which, therefore, is one of the most expensive cheeses on the planet. Although it does not exceed in its price 'Pule' Croatian, leader of the list, thanks to its almost thousand euros per kilo. A lot of Balkans obtained with milk from a special breed of donkey.
Of course, it maintains the common characteristic of being round, like everyone. This form has its explanation because in the past it was the easiest way to transport it. So, rolling we say goodbye to these curiosities for cheese lovers. How many did you know?
