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 ...

Dip your toe into intermediate cheese-making by turning fresh milk into cultured cheese curds at home. I recently started doing some freelance work for a cheese-maker that’s involved boning up on the ...

There's a new reason to steer clear of raw cheese: New research shows it can harbor the infectious bird flu virus for months. "There is a risk of infection," lead study author Dr. Diego Diel, an ...

While health authorities have advised against drinking raw milk because it can harbor the bird flu virus and other pathogens, health risks from cheeses made with raw milk were unclear. A preprint ...

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