This Day in History: King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon on this day in 1411. Roquefort is a sheep milk cheese from Southern France, and is one of the world's best known blue cheeses. Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, EU law dictates that only those cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon may bear the name Roquefort, as it is a recognised geographical indication, or has a protected designation of origin. According to a 2012 study, Roquefort contains anti-inflammatory compounds. A study from 2013 found that proteins from Roquefort cheese inhibits the propagation of chlamydia.
Today is also National Cheese Day. Cheese is so old it is hard to figure out who came up with the idea first. It could be Egypt, Greece or Rome etc.
In 2004 researchers determined that the Vieux Boulogne cheese is the stinkiest, even more pungent than the Epoisses de Bourgogne which is banned from public transportation throughout France.
The holes in Swiss cheese is caused by the fermentation process.
The most popular cheese dish in the US is macaroni and cheese.
There are only 2 locations that provide all of the cheesecakes for the Cheesecake Factory, and one of them is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
You need 10 pints of milk to make a single pound of cheese.
25% of all U.S. cheese is made in the state of Wisconsin.
The most stolen food item in the world is cheese, with 4% of all cheese being sold end up stolen.
Cheddar Cheese is never naturally orange. People started dying cheese orange back in the 17th century to fool people into thinking it was higher quality. Source
Also, "American cheese—the kind you get in the individual plastic wrappers—is processed cheese or 'cheese food,' meaning it’s not actually real cheese. The next time you’re at the grocery store, take a look at the packed singles and notice how many don’t actually have 'cheese' in their name. Kraft Singles, for example, are made with milk, whey, milk protein concentrate, milkfat, less than 2% of calcium phosphate, salt, sodium citrate, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid as a preservative, cheese culture, enzymes, annatto, and paprika extract (for color). In short, Kraft Singles are made with less than 51% actual cheese, so it can’t legally be called 'cheese.'" Source
Comedian Jake Lambert came out with the Joke of the Year in 2019 with this gem: "I remember the day I saw a photographer get crushed by a huge block of cheese. We all tried to warn him." It may take a while to get it.
“A cheese may disappoint. It may be dull, it may be naive, it may be over-sophisticated. Yet it remains cheese, milk's leap toward immortality.” Clifton Fadiman
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