Art of cheese-making is 7,500 years old

[nemesiss]

Found this article quite interesting,

Traces of dairy fat in ancient ceramic fragments suggest that people have been making cheese in Europe for up to 7,500 years. In the tough days before refrigerators, early dairy farmers probably devised cheese-making as a way to preserve, and get the best use out of, milk from the cattle that they had begun to herd.

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"This is the first and only evidence of [Neolithic] cheese-making in the archaeological record," says Richard Evershed, a chemist at Bristol and a co-author of the paper. The finding, he adds, is not only an indication that humans had by that time learned to use sophisticated technology, but is also evidence that they had begun to develop a complex relationship with animals that went beyond hunting. "It's building a picture for me, as a European, of where we came from: the origins of our culture and cuisines," he says.

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source
http://www.nature.com/news/art-of-cheese-making-is-7-500-years-old-1.12020

 

[australopithecus]

The invention of cheese is the single greatest mistake humanity has ever made.

 

[Frenger]

The invention of cheese is the single greatest mistake humanity has ever made.

*Blocked*

 

[Inferno]

The invention of cheese is the single greatest mistake humanity has ever made.

My visit is off!

 

[australopithecus]

Cheese is awful, sorry to break it to you.

 

[Inferno]

Cheese is awful, sorry to break it to you.

Awful:
Cheesy feet, yes. Dickcheese, yes.
Camenbert, Gorgonzola, Parmesan, Mozzarella... hells no! They're like little orgasms in the mouth.

 

[Frenger]

Cheese is awful, sorry to break it to you.

You're like the Bob Enyart of food.

 

[australopithecus]

How dare you!

 

[malicious_bloke]

But what about the manufacturers of other dairy products?

 

[Dragan Glas]

Greetings,

"Blessed are the cheese-makers for they shall inherit the Earth!". :lol:

Kindest regards,

James

 

[CosmicJoghurt]

I hate almost all cheese. I like very small amounts of cheese in a good pizza and it doesn't extend much beyond that.

 

[australopithecus]

I don't even have cheese on pizza. I'm hardcore.

 

[CommonEnlightenment]

Apparently.........

I've been told that my sense of humor can be cheesy. Does that count?

Did anyone else see that fireball streaking across the midnight sky tonight? It appears that Santa Claus forgot to activate the ion shield around his sleigh.

 

[CommonEnlightenment]