In 20 17, in order to study the things in the kitchen, I opened a new name called Jiaohao Kitchen Diary to study ingredients, recipes and things in the kitchen. At the beginning of the year, I made two guide books about cheese, which I found very practical. I brought you something worth eating. I hope you will like it. Welcome to the beautiful kitchen diary (ID: madachufang).

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When I was shopping in the supermarket during the Spring Festival, I saw a lot of cheese on the shelves, a dozen large and small, but some of them were very similar. In order to find out the taste of these cheeses, I decided to buy them all and try them.

I bought some cheese and cheese replicas from Carrefour, fruit and vegetable stores and JD.COM shopping center ―― mainly sauces and dry snacks. In order to facilitate classification, today's article introduces common cheeses (part I), and tomorrow introduces cheeses suitable for desserts and snacks (part II).

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From a professional point of view, cheese can be divided into soft, semi-soft, hard and semi-hard cheese according to texture and water content; According to raw materials, it is divided into milk cheese, buffalo cheese, goat cheese and sheep cheese. According to maturity and technology, it is divided into fresh cheese, soft mature cheese, hard mature cheese and blue cheese.

However, many cheeses are not common varieties in China. In order to classify the common cheeses in supermarkets more clearly and practically, this paper divides them into the following four categories:

Cheese is usually used in pizza.

Eat macaroni and cheese.

Ordinary cheese for salad making.

Cheese for sandwiches and hamburgers

Q 1

What cheese do you use to make pizza?

Mozzarella cheese

Mozzarella cheese

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The reference price is 35.9 yuan /226g.

The origin of mozzarella cheese is Naples and Campania in southern Italy. Authentic original mozzarella cheese is made of buffalo milk, so it is also called buffalo cheese. But now it is also made of ordinary milk.

There are two kinds of common mozzarella in the market, one is spherical and the other is shredded. In order to ensure freshness, the former is generally preserved with whey and eaten within one week after opening; The latter is more common in supermarkets.

When mozzarella cheese is heated, it will be drawn, which is the key to the attraction of pizza. Making pizza at home is basically done in four steps: the bottom of the cake-the sauce of the base-the meat and vegetables of the main ingredients-cheese.

Mozzarella cheese is pure white or yellowish in color and slightly sour and sweet in taste. It is a highly accepted cheese.

In addition to mozzarella cheese, some hard cheese and strong cheese can be added to pizza. In Italy, there is a kind of pizza called Quatro Formaggi, which is made of four Italian cheeses: mozzarella cheese, soft cheese stracchino and fontina, and blue cheese gorgonzola.

Q2

What cheese do you want on the spaghetti?

Palmason

Parmesan cheese

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The reference price is 25.8 yuan /85g.

Parmigiano-Reggiano is a kind of hard cheese produced in Italy, and its appearance is pale yellow. In order to protect the origin, Italian law stipulates that only this kind of cheese produced in designated areas can be named Parmesan cheese.

Parmesan cheese with qualified mark

The production process of Parmesan cheese has to go through layers of inspection, and finally the qualified cheese will be branded with information such as origin and year.

In addition to pasta, Parmesan cheese is also the main raw material for making green sauce.

Grana Padano

Grana Padano

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Reference price 59 yuan /200g

As mentioned above, Palmer's name is protected by trademark. So what is the name of cheese produced in different places with similar production technology? The answer is Grana, such as Granna Padano we bought this time.

Although there is no name for Parmesan cheese, its taste and taste are similar.

Gruyere cheese (Switzerland)

Gruyere cheese (Switzerland)

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Reference price 55 yuan /200g

Gruyere is a kind of cheese produced in Switzerland, and its name is also protected by its origin. Gruyere cheese belongs to hard cheese, because local dairy farmers also mix some local flowers and plants when raising cows, so the cheese produced also has a fruity and sweet taste.

Gruyere is a kind of cheese which is very suitable as a cooking element. It can not only be blended with pasta, but also be the main ingredient of French onion soup, quiche, French scone and Swiss cheese chaffy dish.

Q3

What cheese is used in salad?

Buffalo cheese

Fresh mozzarella cheese

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Reference price 48 yuan/125g

As mentioned above, buffalo cheese (mozzarella) used for drawing pizza is also suitable for salad. The most representative one is Caprese salad, which is made of fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil and Italian balsamic vinegar.

The combination of red, white and green is also a symbol of the Italian flag.

If it is a large spherical buffalo cheese, it will generally be sliced, and the small spherical cheese will be added directly to the salad. Buffalo cheese can add milk and sweet and sour taste to salad.

Feida

Goat cheese

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Reference price 34 yuan /200g

Fida cheese is a kind of soft cheese which originated in Greece and is made from goat's milk.

Fida cheese is pure white in color and soft and fragile in texture.

When placed in salads (sometimes in middle eastern staple foods such as pocket cakes), it usually appears in finely divided form, which can not only increase the taste of salty milk, but also enhance the color of food.

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Halomi

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Reference price 35 yuan /200g

Halumi is a semi-hard cheese produced in Cyprus, which is generally made from goat milk and sheep milk. It is salty and sour, and it is especially popular in Europe.

Harumi cheese has a high melting temperature, so it is suitable for frying or baking. Grilled harumi cheese is usually eaten with salad or in a hamburger.

Q4

Which cheeses are suitable for hamburgers and sandwiches?

Cheddar, Hauda and almon Tarta.

Cheddar cheese

Cheddar cheese

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The reference price is 3 1.5 yuan /250g.

Cheddar cheese originated in Cheddar village, England. This is a hard cheese with a white, yellow or orange appearance. Cheddar cheese is the most popular cheese in Britain, accounting for 5 1% of the annual consumption of cheese in China.

British people's love for cheddar cheese is not only manifested in eating cheese directly, but also in various snacks and potato chips.

You can see all kinds of cheddar cheese in the supermarket. If you want to eat sandwiches or hamburgers, you'd better buy sliced ones. The picture above shows the effect of adding two pieces of cheese and heating it in the microwave oven.

There is not only one kind of cheddar cheese in the supermarket. I've seen truffle cheese and pepper cheese. If you are interested, you can buy it and try it at home.

Gundam cheese

Gaud

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The reference price is 35.8 yuan /200g.

Gundam cheese originated in the Netherlands and exported to all parts of the world. It is one of the oldest cheese varieties, and the earliest record appeared in 1 184.

The name of Haoda cheese comes from the Dutch city Haoda, not because it is the origin, but because this city is the center of Dutch cheese trade. Gouda cheese is big and yellow. It is also called Bo Huang cheese or wheel cheese. It is mainly made of milk and has a smooth taste. As a sandwich, it is salty and ready to eat.

Aimonta

Emmer Valley Cheese

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Reference price 3 1.5 yuan /200g.

Emmonta is a big hole cheese produced in Switzerland, and its appearance is absolutely in line with the cheese image in animation. The Eiffel Tower is one of the largest cheeses in the world. One piece can weigh 100 kilograms, and the hole can be as big as a golf ball.

Almon tower cheese has a hard texture, rich taste and a little nutty aroma. Monta sold after slicing is very suitable for making sandwiches.

Tomorrow's little spoiler

The cheese in the cooking area ends here. I hope that the next time you go to the supermarket, you can not only call these names, but also buy some cheese dishes to keep at home.

I will continue to update the cheese for dessert and snacks tomorrow, so stay tuned.

Thank you for seeing this. This article is reproduced from Diary of a Beautiful Kitchen. In Diary of a Beautiful Kitchen, we explore the secrets of the kitchen, develop delicious recipes, and make your food dimension wider.

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