fixedDelicious chapter, thanks. Washed rind cheeses are a bit much for me, but I love a good blue cheese with a little honey. Classic and cracking pairing. Maybe a little port, sauternes, or even madeira. Yum.
A pair of small corrections - p8, white chunks in parmesan are, not is; p9, "shrink back" rather than "shrink bank." ETA - p13, "first people to eat moldy cheese must have been so brave" instead of "must be," unless you think they're still alive.
That's actually cool infoSaying that in Italy you can use cheese as collateral for loans is a bit of exaggeration.
What actually happens is that parmesan wheels need to be aged AT LEAST 12 months, but more likely 3-6 years: this means that parmesan producers will have huge investments immobilized for years. In order to face the need of liquidity for day-to-day operations, the consortium of parmesan cheesemakers offers loans to its affiliates using the aging wheels as collateral.
This happens in every industry with long production cycles, like wineries or whisky distilleries...
I don't mind in the least: as I said, that's how all these kind of businesses operate, it is not limited to Italy and the parmesanThat's actually cool info
will add to the chapter ( hope you do not mind )