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Fifth Street

September 2, 2021

Sep 02, 2021
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Butyric acid gives some cheeses their distinctively strong scent.

From Stinky Cheese To Cat Pee, Author Takes A 'Nose Dive' Into The Science Of Smell

Nov 11, 2020
Harold McGee talks about how our sense of smell affects taste, why things smell the way they do and the ways different chemicals combine to create surprising (and sometimes distasteful) odors.
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Research News
University of the Arts in Bern student, Simon Walker, checks a small music speaker placed directly bellow a wheel of Emmental.

Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop

Mar 24, 2019
Researchers exposed cheese to different genres of music for 24 hours a day over six months to find out that hip-hop might create the tastiest cheese.
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Here & Now Compass
Cheese is packaged for sale at Widmer's Cheese Cellars in 2016 in Theresa, Wis. Record dairy production in the U.S. has produced a record surplus of cheese causing prices to drop.

Nobody Is Moving Our Cheese: American Surplus Reaches Record High

Jan 09, 2019
Americans consumed almost 37 pounds per capita in 2017, but that wasn't enough to reduce the country's 1.4 billion-pound cheese surplus. The stockpile of cheese started to build several years ago.
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World
Sirota shows off a wheel of cheese with Vladimir Putin's name. He's been saving it especially for the Russian president, but so far has had no luck delivering it.

In Russia, A Dairy Owner Dreams Of Delivering Cheese To Vladimir Putin

Nov 22, 2018
"Normal people collect stamps and I try to give my cheese to Putin," says cheesemaker David Sirota. "I know 100 ways to get into an event with Putin but every time, his security takes away my cheese."
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The Salt
The European Union's highest court has ruled that a food's taste can't be copyrighted. Here, people shop for cheese in Gouda, Netherlands, in 2015.

There's No Copyrighting Taste, Rules EU Court In Dutch Cheese Case

Nov 13, 2018
Unlike literary or musical works, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled, the taste of a food depends on who's tasting it.
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The Salt
Abner Stolztfus owns Cedar Dream dairy farm in Peach Bottom, Pa. Last year, Stolztfus decided to invest almost $200,000 in equipment and learned how to make yogurt from scratch.

Struggling Farmers Turn Excess Milk Into Cheese And Yogurt For The Hungry

Jul 02, 2018
Dairies are dumping millions of gallons of surplus milk every year. In Philadelphia, food banks are working with farmers to use that milk to make food that goes to pantries and shelters.
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Politics
Kentucky bourbon could be the target of new tariffs from European allies if President Trump approves restrictions on steel and aluminum imports.

Kentucky Bourbon, Wisconsin Cheese Could Be Targets In Trade War

Feb 21, 2018
The European Union is considering ways to fight back if the Trump administration adopts tariffs or quotas on imported steel and aluminum.
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The Salt
Colonies of microbes from different cheese rinds. From right to left, Comte, Robiola, blue cheese.

The Cheese Does Not Stand Alone: How Fungi And Bacteria Team Up For A Tastier Rind

Jan 29, 2018
Cheese rinds may seem simple, even discardable, but the microbial world they contain is complex. Among their inhabitants: bacterial swimmers that hop on highways of fungal tendrils to get around.
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The Salt
Right: Cows pictured as if for a classic Dutch landscape painting. Left: Remeker is a Dutch farmhouse cheese, made using organic, raw milk. It's a variation on traditional gouda.

Reinventing The Cheese Wheel: From Farmhouse To Factory And Back Again

Dec 15, 2017
A new book traces the transatlantic cheese wars that led to the rise of factory cheeses and loss of traditional varietals, and looks at the farmhouse cheesemakers working to restore that lost legacy.
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The Salt
Ten international cheesemongers competed to be named the best cheesemonger in the world at Mondial du Fromage. Nathalie Vanhaver, from Belgium, in center, took gold. Christophe Gonzalez, from France, on the left, won silver; and for the first time ever,

How Do You Become The Best Cheesemonger In The World?

Jun 21, 2017
Three Americans and their coach traveled to a prestigious competition in France to try to win a place among the world's best go-to cheese stewards. And this year, for the first time, one of them did.
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The Salt
A depiction of <em>Clostridium botulinum, </em>the bacteria that create a deadly toxin. The preformed toxin can be found in home-canned foods and some retail products, such as canned cheese, chili sauces and oil infused with garlic.

Nacho Cheese Sauce Tainted With Botulism Kills California Man

May 22, 2017
An outbreak of botulism caused by nacho cheese sauce from a gas station has hospitalized nine people and killed one man in northern California.
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The Two-Way
On Tuesday, William Wangerin (front) and three other judges consider cheeses at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Green Bay, Wis. The contest organizer, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, says the number of cheeses, yogurts and butters competing

Any Way You Slice It, Wisconsin Dominated The U.S. Cheese Championships

Mar 10, 2017
The first, second and third-place cheeses all hailed from America's Dairyland.
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The Salt
Kathy Fields, owner of Flint Hill Farm, demonstrates how to form a mozzarella ball.

Mozzarella Magic: How My Father And I Learned To Separate Curds And Whey

Mar 09, 2017
To feed their cheese habit, the author and her father took a crash course in mozzarella on a Pennsylvania farm. The experience offered valuable insight into the science and history of cheese-making.
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The Salt
C.J. Bienert, owner of The Cheese Shop in Des Moines, says he expects to see more growth in domestic cheeses in the coming years.

How Fancy Cheese May Save Some Small-Scale Dairies

Feb 17, 2017
Because of unstable milk prices, small-dairy owners are also selling artisanal cheeses to help them stay afloat. The idea is catching on — in Iowa, the number of on-farm cheese-makers has doubled.
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The Salt
The monastery makes a small range of Italian cheeses, including bocconcini.

These Monks Have A Calling: Making Fresh Italian Cheese — In India

Jan 25, 2017
Cheese is gaining popularity in this South Asian country, but it is mostly imported and expensive. An Indian-based monastery with Italian roots is trying to change that — by making it themselves.
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The Salt
During the experiment, the taster rates a black glass of unknown wine, describing attributes or sensations such as sour, astringent, bitter, floral and so on.

Pairing Wine And Cheese? Science Says White May Be A Better Choice Than Red

Nov 08, 2016
A new technique that examines the evolution of taste suggests that the strong flavor of red wine may dominate the taste of some cheeses, while white varieties may be more versatile and refreshing.
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The Salt
Farmer Casey DeHaan is looking into expanding his herd, in part to meet Leprino's growing thirst for milk in northern Colorado.

How A Cheese Factory Is Transforming The Landscape Of Northern Colorado

May 04, 2016
Leprino's is the largest mozzarella manufacturer in the world. Now that the company is expanding, Colorado dairy farmers are beefing up their operations. The changes don't come without costs.
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The Salt
Cheese, improved.

Sandwich Monday: Deep-Fried Cheese Curds

Apr 27, 2015
For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try deep-fried cheese curds. They're a regional specialty and the reason we haven't left the Midwest.
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The Salt
Once boiled and cooled, <em>jibneh baida</em>, fresh white cheese, makes a chewy, salty snack.

Making Cheese In The Land Of The Bible: Add Myrrh And A Leap Of Faith

Mar 28, 2015
Spring in the West Bank means Bedouin herders' ewes and nanny goats are full of milk — and cheese making abounds. The traditional method relies on a few simple ingredients and a long cultural memory.
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