This may not be the right forum for this question, but here goes. As a cheese lover, I would like to know where, who and when was cheese first utilized as a food for human consumption. Thanks.

Hi, snowballchap!

I believe that you'll find some helpful information on the following sites.

The History of Cheese - The Origin Of Cheese - THE NIBBLE Specialty Food Magazine (http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cheese/cheese2/history.asp)

Cheese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese)

Cheese (http://www.eat-online.net/english/habits/french_cheese.htm)

Cheese: Origin and destination (your stomach!) (http://moscowfood.coop/archive/cheeses.html)

The Straight Dope: How did cheese originate? (http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1951/how-did-cheese-originate)

maalucheese: History and origin of Cheese Making (http://maalucheese.blogspot.com/2007/01/history-and-origin-of-cheese-making.html)

Cheese's history (http://www.franceway.com/cheese/history.htm)

Thanks!

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