A Wonderleaf question
How is cheese made?
a real page from the book
Cheese is made by getting milk’s proteins and fat to gather into curds, then draining away much of the watery whey. Bacteria, acid, and rennet help the milk set, and pressing, salting, and waiting turn those curds into cheese.
The best part is how many cheeses begin with the same basic idea. Change the milk, the microbes, the salt, the temperature, or the time, and you can end up with something soft, crumbly, stretchy, blue, sharp, or mild.
Wonder words
- curd
- whey
- rennet
- bacteria
Try it out
Warm a little milk with lemon juice and watch for tiny curds forming as the milk changes.
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Watercolour scenes, straight answers, about three minutes cover to cover.
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- Why does salt make food taste different?
- Why does toast turn brown?
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