General description
Cheddar is a cheese of English origin that is today produced in vast quantities in the USA and in the Commonwealth countries. It is a hard cheese made from pasteurised whole milk. The most common type is about 35/36 cm wide, 35/36 cm high and weighs 32-35 kg.
Once the curd is obtained, the process requires it to be cut into slices of 12-15 cm wide, which are then turned over frequently, with an operation called cheddaring. The cheese is made up of about 30% fat, 25% proteins and 37-38% water. English Cheddar has a PDO quality label.
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