What are the different types of cheese?
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Cheese can be made from either the whey or the milk of any ruminant animal (and presumably any mammal, but small or wild animals are pretty darned hard and unprofitable to milk). Ricotta, for example, is a soft cheese made from the whey leftover from making other cheese!
Usually rennet and/or cheese cultures are added to get the desired cheese. Since there's a mold involved, it's important to inoculate the cheese with the right culture to prevent wild molds from taking over the milk and producing something inedible or dangerous.
So, the divisions are: which kind of animal's milk; whey vs. milk vs. cream; rennet vs. mold culture; and finally, length of time it cures. You can even make yogurt or other cultured milk products, and drain it to make cheese, as in the Middle Eastern Lebneh.
Some cheeses, like cheddar or Parmesan, can cure for years, getting harder and "sharper" as they do. Others, like ricotta, buffala Mozzarella, or Indian Paneer, is meant to be eaten very soon after making.
I'm including a couple of good links for different kinds of cheeses below.
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There was some pretty good Italian cheese, featured on a Colombo show, but I forget what it was.
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Cheese is usually categorized into four types: soft, semi-soft, semi-hard and hard. The designation refers to the amount of moisture in the cheese, which directly affects its texture. Making cheese is an ancient practice, dating back thousands of years, and the home cheese maker can usually find recipes for cheese that falls into any of the four categories.
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· Soft-ripened or “bloomy rind” cheese
· Washed-rind
· Semi-soft
· Semi-hard
· Hard
· Blue-veined
· Double and triple crème
· Pasta Filata
Source: http://www.gourmetcheesedetective.com/types-of-cheese.html
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