12 Best Cheese Recipes
Did you know that there are over 500 types of cheese in the world, and over 4 thousand varieties? According to the French classification, it can be:
- fresh or quick, similar to cottage cheese (Cottage, Homemade, Ricotta, Mozzarella);
- uncooked pressed or pressed cheese, ripened under pressure for about a year (Edam, Altermani, Gouda, Mimolette, Cheddar, Russian);
- boiled pressed or cheese with an eye, the cheese mass is not only pressed, but also heated (Parmesan, Emmental, Gruyere, Swiss Maasdam, Soviet);
- soft cheese, which is treated with salt water or even wine, with a strong spirit and piquant taste (Munster, Marual, Dorogobuzhsky, Limburgsky);
- processed cheese, when hard cheeses are melted with butter or vegetable oils (Druzhba, Volna, President, Viola).
In addition, cheese varies in fat content from 20 to 75 %, pay attention to this if you are overweight. By the way, a small piece of cheese before bed as a snack will not hurt even those who are losing weight.
As for the benefits of cheese, it is a storehouse of calcium and phosphorus, vitamins, protein and amino acids. Moreover, it contains significantly more useful substances than milk.
If you consider yourself a fan of this product, we have selected recipes that include cheese especially for you. However, in order for the cheese or a dish prepared with it not to disappoint you, learn how to choose cheese correctly.
If the cheese is unevenly colored, with whitish spots, and unevenly covered with holes and cracks, then the original product - milk - was of low quality. It is better not to buy such a product. Also, be sure to pay attention to the expiration date and storage conditions.
