Cheese is rich in calcium and high-quality protein, as well as B vitamins. People who don't like to drink milk can supplement their nutrition by eating cheese. A 30g piece of Emmental cheese or 40g of Blue cheese contains as much calcium as a bowl of milk (full, semi-skim or skim milk), which is 1/3 of the recommended calcium intake for adults.
Cheese comes in a variety of forms, mainly according to the texture of the cheese, divided into eight families.
1. Fresh cheese or white cheese
Fresh cheese or white cheese is an unripe treated cheese. Cheese has a thick and smooth texture with a high moisture content and is usually 23% dry matter.
White cheese and fresh cheese flavors are silky, slightly sour and occasionally aromatic.
2. Soft cheese with flower skin
The cheese is matured and the cheese skin is white with a covered with fluff. The cheese is soft and creamy, with the smell of mushrooms, yeast, moss or moist ground.
The most famous cheeses in the family are Camembert and Brie.
3. Washed soft cheese
The family's cheeses are known for their strong smell, but that doesn't affect how much people love him. The cheese skin is moist and orange in color, and the inner color is close to ivory. Although the smell is heavy, the cheese usually has a less intense taste.
4. Compress immature cheese
The cheese is processed from cow's or goat's milk and can be made from undercooked or pasteurized milk, and the cheese's skin gives the cheese flavor and aroma. Depending on the length of the ripening time, the thickness of the cheese varies.
5. Green cheese
Green cheese is also processed from cow's milk or sheep's milk. Regardless of the type of milk, these cheeses mainly come from areas with rolling hills. In this family, the most famous cheese processed from milk is blue cheese.
6. Compress mature cheese
Compression-mature cheese is a variety of cheeses made from milk processing, and is also an important type. This type of cheese is known for its delicate delicacy and fruity aroma, soft and delicious taste and compact and hard. The most well-known cheeses are: Comte and Emmental.
7. Goat cheese
There are many kinds of goat cheeses: spicy goat cheese, pie cheese, brick cheese, wood cheese, pyramid cheese... Their textures and tastes are very different, thanks to the wide variety of goat flavors.
8. Melt the cheese
It is made from melted cheese or a mixture of several cheeses. Other dairy products can also be added and, in some cases, spices.