Short Speech About Cheese

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Zach Wilson Spe 108 11/5/11 History and Information of Cheese Speech Introduction What do you think of when you hear the word “cheese”? Do you want to smile for a camera, or scrunch your nose at the thought of Limburger cheese, the worst smelling cheese in the world, according to Yahoo! Voices. Or maybe, if you’re one that appreciates the many flavors, textures, and ages of cheese, your mouth is beginning to water for the taste of it. And there’s certainly a long history to appreciate, World of Cheese.com says that archeologists have found cheese dating back to 6000 B.C. If people have been enjoying cheese that long, then there’s got to be…show more content…
The stories do vary, as cheese is thousands of years old. However, most center around the theory that cheese was discovered while storing milk in a cow, goat, or other animal’s stomach. While sitting inside of the stomach, the acid separated the curds from the whey, and some lucky man discovered he could eat this. Unfortunately, no one ever patented the idea to make quadrillions of dollars. b. As far back as 1184 BC, we see evidence of cheese when Homer refers to cheese “being made in the mountain caves of Greece from the milk of sheep and goats.” This cheese was likely made through adding some sort of rennet to the milk, an enzyme that can be found in stomach acid which causes the mild to clump up, making what is called cheese curd. The remaining liquid, whey, is drained off leaving chunks of…show more content…
As with most naturally made foods, and being a sub-product of milk, cheese has numerous benefits for consumers. a. Sharecare.com states that not only is cheese as full of nutrients as milk is, but even more concentrated. 1. This means that cheese is high in phosphorus, zinc, protein, vitamin A,and vitamin B12. And more so than milk. 2. And what can all of these wonderful things do for you? Well, they increase metabolic activity, lower cholesterol levels, and enhance calcium absorption. 3. The most special health benefit of cheese may be that it fights cavities, and does so very well. The breaking down of tooth enamel is caused by a pH of the plaque being around 5.2 to 5.7. However, aged cheeses such as Cheddar, Swiss, blue, Mozzarella, Brie, and Gouda prevent plaque pH from falling to a level where the development can take place. This can be seen in this diagram of extremely white teeth from an obvious cheese-eater. Transition: We have just examined the history of cheese, and the benefits of enjoying it. Let’s now take a look at how cheese is made today, and the infinite ways to indulge in

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