Cheese, a simple ingredient but plays an important in making many culinary masterpieces around the world.
Many dishes around the world heavily rely on cheese to complete the dish’s identity. Not all dishes use the same type of cheese, every cheese type fits a different kind of food. The world of cheese is a vast and interesting one. Today, Illume-eMag will introduce to you different variations of cheese around the world.
Parmesan Cheese
Parmesan is the most typical cheese in pasta and pasta dishes. Parmesan is an abbreviation for Parmigiano – Reggiano cheese. This type of cheese has a hard characteristic, made from cow’s milk, the production process takes at least 1 year, most often 2 to 3 years of aging for the cheese to be . Parmesan can be eaten immediately or processed. When cooking, people often have to shred, grate, slice or cut into small pieces. When buying Parmesan, you should buy it in a block form, when using it, it will have a better aroma and taste, preserving the flavor better than the pre-shredded type.
Mozzarella
This is the most common cheese, often added to pizzas and pasta to create very attractive long cheeses. Fresh mozzarella is usually white to slightly yellow in color and is used immediately after making. Currently, people often store this product in vacuum bags with a shelf life of up to several months. In particular, Mozzarella is softer than other cheeses. Mozzarella cheese is the soul of pizza dishes. Cheese is shredded and spread on the cake, under the influence of heat, it will melt and form chewy and spinning cheese fibers that make you irresistible. Mozzarella is made from water buffalo or cow’s milk using the pasta filata method. The technique of making Mozzarella is to soak a lump of milk in hot water, knead it into a thread, and then roll it into balls. This is the traditional cheese of southern Italy.
Emmental cheese – Swiss cheese
Emmental is the name of a Swiss brand of cheese made from cow’s milk. Emmental is aged for a minimum of 4 months, has a light yellow color, is very easy to eat, it has been commented that they have a mild sour taste like a fruity sour taste. The characteristic of this cheese is that it is slightly elastic, when cooked it melts easily, often used to add flavor to soups. Westerners love to eat emmental cheese with fresh fruit or cheese made into thin slices to eat with burgers or sandwiches.
Cream Cheese
Cream cheese is commonly used in Vietnam under the name cream cheese. This is one of the most popular cheeses in the world. Cream cheese is a fresh, white, soft cheese with a mild sour and slightly sweet cheese taste. This is the main ingredient and is very familiar to make cakes. Cream cheese can also be eaten “fresh” with bread, crackers, served with bread and made into icing.
Fontina
Fontina is a cheese that also comes from Italy but unlike Mozzarella, fontina is made from cow’s milk. Although produced continuously throughout the year, summer is the time when this cheese is at its best. At that time, cows are only fed grass, so the milk will create a characteristic aroma.
Cheddar
Cheddar is the name of the village in Somerset, England – where the famous cheese first appeared. Belonging to the line of hard cheeses, with an ivory to slightly orange color, this is the most popular cheese in the UK, accounting for 51% of the market. The longer cheddar cheese is aged, the yellower and harder it will be. The time for cheddar to qualify is from 9 to 24 months. With just a little topping or traditional grilled cheese, cheddar will definitely not disappoint you.