Counting Sheep...

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Counting Sheep...

Greeting Cheese Enthusiasts!

I have written much about Cow’s and Goat’s milk cheeses on Cheese Traveler, but it was brought to my attention that I did not have a lot of information regarding Sheep milk cheeses.

There is much to share, so let’s get started!

Much like Goats, Sheep have been domesticated for thousands of years…way before cows…about 6,000 years ago. This most likely happened due to their size and temperament, as well as their ability to provide dairy (fresh milk/cheese), wool (clothing), as well as fresh meat.

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Cheese from the “Waterless Land”…

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Cheese from the “Waterless Land”…

Hello Cheese Enthusiast!

While most parents were busy shopping online trying to find that last “perfect” gift…and visions of sugar plums were dancing in children’s heads (or something like that), a quiet anniversary was being celebrated in a far off land.

Queso Manchego may have been produced as early as the 4th millennium B.C, but it only became one of Spain’s protected cheeses on 21 December 1984….but I am getting ahead of myself. Let’s step back in time…way back. A time in history known as “The Bronze Age” when writing was just starting and history began to record happenings…

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To Sir with Love…

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To Sir with Love…

Hello Fellow Travelers!

This week’s title is a slight play on words….No, it’s not a movie review of the classic 1967 British film starring Sidney Poitier and singer Lulu, but it’s about another European classic (cheese) that you may not have heard of…Paški Sir

If you know me well, you will know how passionate I am about cheese, and especially the protected cheeses of Europe and Switzerland…That’s why I wanted to dedicate today’s post to the newest protected cheese you may have never heard of…

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