World’s Most Famous Cheeses
1. Brie, also known as Brie de Meaux, is considered one of the most popular of the 400+
cheeses from France and is produced in the French province of Brie!
2. Camembert was produced in the French village of Camembert by a maiden who was given
the secret recipe by a priest during the French Revolution
3. Cheddar cheese was first produced in the English village of Cheddar (surprise, surprise!)
and is considered the most popular cheese in the entire United Kingdom
4. Blue Cheese (or bleu cheese) has had cultures added to it so that the final product is
spotted, or veined, with blue-green mould! Yes, mould!
5. Haloumi cheese is part of the Cypriot cuisine and is the only cheese that can be fried and
grilled and still keep it’s shape. It actually tastes better cooked!
Timeline of Cheese:
• Gorgonzola, was first made around 879AD
• Roquefort was first made around 1070AD
• Grana was first made around 1200AD
• Cheddar was first made around1500AD
• Parmesan was first made around1579AD
• Gouda was first made around 1697AD
• Gloucester was first made in 1697AD
• Stilton was first made around 1785AD
• Camembert was first made around 1791AD