Who Faked My Cheese?

Cheeeeese: that one word alone causes our stomachs to rumble and
mouths to water. The sheer variety of flavors and textures created
by only a few ingredients—milk, salt, enzymes, and microbes—is
astounding: hard and soft, creamy and crumbly, richly umami and
sweetly savory. For thousands of years, humans have been
transforming animal milk into one of the most diverse and delicious
substances in the world. But what is it about milk that makes it so
uniquely suited to this particular magic trick? And why is it so
hard to recreate using non-animal-based substances? This episode:
real cheese, vegan cheese, and the real vegan cheese of the future.
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