For anyone outside the world of food science and technology this might sound like the title of a Monty Python skit. And indeed, cheese seems to be the subject of much weirdness and humor. But, if you stop to think about it, the manufacture of cheese is a technological endeavor, just like so much else in our technological society. Cheese may be the oldest processed food known to humans.
Cheese is made from milk, cultured with bacteria, and treated with an enzyme.
Differences in the biochemical processing of this basic product yield results ranging from cheddar to brie that developed over thousands of years. Cheesemaking in Scotland - A History . Excerpts from the book by John H. Smith, presented by the Scottish Dairy Association. It's not just cheddar. The International Cheese Technology Exposition .