Everyone loves cheese, so to celebrate the festive season here are ten cheesy facts:
- Did you know it takes 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese?
- Over 25 percent of cheese in the US is made in Wisconsin.
- Some cheeses like Brie, Gouda and Parmesan are named after a city, which is why they are capitalised.
- The most stolen item in the world is cheese.
- Stilton Blue cheese is known to cause odd, vivid dreams.
- Gouda accounts for over half of the world’s total cheese consumption.
- Some scientists believe that regularly eating Roquefort blue cheese helps people to live longer.
- The world has over 2,000 varieties of cheese.
- Moose cheese costs $420 per pound because each milking session takes 2 hours and must be done in complete silence.
- Edam Cheese never goes bad, it only hardens.
