Cheddar Cheese

Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 7 p.m.

b'Cheddar: America\'s Favorite Cheese
Guest:\\xa0Gordon Edgar, cheesemonger for San Francisco\\u2019s Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, blogger, and author of "Cheddar: A Journey into the Heart of America\\u2019s Most Iconic Cheese\\u201d
Cheesemonger Gordon Edgar traveled coast to coast to discover why Americans love cheddar cheese so much and to investigate claims of superiority from Wisconsin to Vermont. Along the way, he introduces us to foodies taken in by the charm of Velveeta and a sheepherder who didn\'t realize that some people make cheese from sheep\'s milk.\\xa0\\xa0
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A Quick Tour Through the 9,000-Year History of Cheese
Guest: Paul Kindstedt, Professor of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Vermont
One of the workhorses of the Western diet comes from fermented or curdled milk in various colors, flavors, textures and smells that range from the sweet to the savory to the downright disgusting. Our guest is a cheese historian from Vermont, the heart of American cheese country. Who discovered it and when, and where did all these varities come from?'