What exactly is a cheese movie? It is a film — feature or short — that focuses on cheese in some way. From documentaries of the industry to delightful fiction films, a surprising number of films have used cheese as a subject or vehicle to explore culture, place, and people.
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5 Spring Cheeses to Try This Season
Boxcarr’s Doeling farmstead cheese. Photo credit Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
In story and in song, spring is the season of brightness and hope. In the cheese world, there are a small number of bright cheeses that emerge from the covers toward the end of winter and might be available only while
Belgian Cheeses You Should Know
Passendale, one of Belgium’s best-known cheeses
Belgium’s cheese tradition is less famous than its beer or chocolate, and it tends to live in the long shadow of its neighbors, France and the Netherlands. Yet cheese has always been part of Belgian food culture, just expressed more quietly. Historically, abbeys played
Why Butter Belongs on Your Cheese Board
Butter incorporated into a cheese board. Photo credit Pamela Vachon
Butter had a big moment during the butter board craze of 2022, when it became the star of its own grazing board show. Aided and abetted by TikTok, butter was swooshed across serving boards and platters, decked with various accompaniments,
Sashes, Curds, and Crowns: The Dairy Royalty Shaping Wisconsin Cheese Culture
Taylor Shaefer in her element
When you’re standing in a cheese plant surrounded by stainless steel vats of warm milk and the sweet, grassy steam of curds in the making, and a young woman in a tailored blazer and mega smile is explaining the lactation cycles of Wisconsin’s 1.25 million
The Rise of Mexican Cheese: 6 Styles to Know
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For many Americans, cheese defines their idea of Mexican cuisine. But while many US consumers associate Mexican food with mass-produced shredded “Mexican cheese blends,” the category of Mexican cheese actually includes a plethora of different styles, from the meltable Oaxaca
Why You Shouldn’t Skip High Fat Cheese
A look at the best high-fat cheeses on the market.
Cheese contains many nutrients – fat, protein, salt, minerals – but fat is a vehicle for flavor. It’s the butterfat in cheese that coats the tongue, that makes a triple cream so rich, that makes a stracciatella so decadent. It’s
5 French Cheeses You Won’t Find in America
Editor’s note: Cheesemonger and contributor Patrick Ambrosio would like to thank Marie-Anne Cantin and Antoine Dias for their hospitality and a memorable cheese experience.
Fromagerie Marie-Anne Cantin. Photo credit Fromagerie Marie Anne Cantin Facebook page
French cheeses make up a large portion of the imported selections in most American cheese
Smoke Gets in Your Cheese: Get To Know Smoked Mozzarella
Smoked Buffalo Mozzarella PDO. Photo credit Alessandra Farinelli for the Consorzio di Tutela Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP
Pleasure, well-being, happiness, and even the blissful and fleeting feeling of falling (or being) in love: These are the sensations inspired by the act of eating a juicy, rich Buffalo Mozzarella Protected
Pecorino Romano PDO: Beyond the Grater
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Pecorino Romano PDO. Photo credit Lydia Lee
Pecorino Romano PDO is one of the most well-known European sheep’s milk cheeses in the US. While it’s typically used as a grating cheese over pasta, it also can shine in many different dishes and preparations.