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Cheese: The Preservation of Milk

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CHEESE

The Preservation of Milk


HOW DOES CHEESE RELATE TO
GARDE MANGER?
 Food Preservation
 Cheese is a means of
preserving excess milk
 For the cows to
continue to produce
milk, they must be
continually milked
 This produces a large
quantity of excess
milk
HOW WAS IT STARTED?
 The myth is:
 Nomads in the dessert had excess milk
 They wanted to take the milk with them
 They placed it in an sack made from an animals
stomach
 The milk curdled and became clumpy
 Why?
RENNET
 Rennet – an enzyme in the lining of young
animals that assists in milk digestion
 There are rennets made from vegetable enzymes
as well
 Rennet causes the milk to separate into:
 Curds
 Whey
BASIC CHEESEMAKING PROCESS
 Milk is heated to
pasteurize
 Culture (for flavor and
style of cheese) is added
to adjust pH
 Rennet is added
 Whey is drained
 Cheese is cut to drain
more whey
 Packed
 Molded
 Stored and aged
QUICK KITCHEN CHEESES
 Mascarpone
 Crème Fraiche

 Simple Chevre

 Paneer

 Farmer’s Cheese

(Usually use acid to coagulated the curd)


CHEESE COMES FROM MILK
 Cow’s Milk Cheese
 Sheep’s Milk Cheese

 Goat’s Milk Cheese

 Mixed Milks

 Blue Cheeses (can be from any of the above)


FIRMNESS
 Good cheese is measured by firmness
 Firmness:
 Hard (or Firm)
 Parmesan
 Semi-Firm (or Semi Hard)
 Cheddar or Gruyere
 Semi-Soft
 Gouda
 Soft
 Brie
RIPENESS
 Ripeness usually refers to aging
 Unripe
 Fresh or New
 Chevre

 Cream Cheese

 Crème Fraiche

 Mozzarella

 Ripened or Aged

 Parmesan

 Cheddar

 Gruyere
GREAT CHEESE FROM AROUND THE
WORLD
 Parmigianino Reggiano (the King of Cheeses)
 Hard/Ripened
 Aged for 18 months

 Gruyere (Most useful in a French Kitchen)


 Semi-Hard/Ripened
 Various aging times

 Brie
 Soft/Ripened
 Manchego (Spanish Sheep’s Milk)
 Semi-Hard/Ripened
BLUE CHEESE
 What is Blue Cheese?
 Any cheese made from any milk that has been
injected with penicillium bacteria to cause the blue
veins or streaks
GREAT BLUE CHEESES
 Stilton (England)
 Roquefort (France)

 Maytag (USA)

 Cabrales (Spain)
CHEESE AS A COURSE
 Cheese Courses are more and more popular
 Accompaniments
 Fruit – Dried and Fresh
 Toast – Often a Fruit/Nut Bread
 Nuts
 Honey
 Wine (Pair Accordingly)

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