It is hard to ignore microbes as they are everywhere. They are an integral part of many fermented foods savored around the world including cheese, which contains various microbial communities. A ...

Cheddar cheeses. Cheddar cheese, originally from Somerset County in the United Kingdom, has become a culinary classic around the world. (Credit: Richard North / CC BY 2.0 DEED) Cheese: Truly, the ...

Cheese is a relatively simple food. It's made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the ...