Sweet Cheese?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
Boise, Idaho
August 24, 2018 2:39pm CST
Recently believed to be 3,200 year old cheese was found in a Egyptian tomb of Ptahmes who was a high ranking Egyptian official of the 13th century. This solidified whitish mass is thought by scientists to be very acidy, probably made from goat's and sheep's milk and would spoil quickly.
Anyone want to try some?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/science/oldest-cheese-ever-egypt-tomb.html
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7 responses
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 Aug 18
I will try ANY cheese once no matter how old!!! LOL
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Aug 18
I'm afraid I tried one too many. They all taste sour to me now.
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
25 Aug 18
might be past its sell by date now, lol, but if they work out the recipe I'd try it
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Aug 18
Well.... I do like a good aged Cheddar, though this may be just a little past its peak lol
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Aug 18
That places a new twist on aged cheese.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
24 Aug 18
Hmmm, the pot on the photo looks like a cheese strainer, so it was an offering of fresh cheese, it is a bit too late to enjoy it now.
I do not know if it would be possible to really tell if it was goat or sheep cheese. Despite they look very different, they are from the same family of animals, and most of the time paleontologists cannot tell if it was a goat or a sheep when only a few bones are found.
Very interesting link, thank you for it !
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