11. Another employee, Mark Whitney, also works making cheese. 12. Artisanal cheeses are made in small batches using traditional methods, often with raw milk. 13. Auntie wondered if good cheese could be made from elephant milk. 14. Bicyclists travel along the Amstel River, passing a windmill, farm and factory that makes both cheese and clogs. 15. Bluestein and Morrissey throw in nice asides, too, such as the recipe for chocolate tiramisu accompanying instructions for making mascarpone cheese. 16. But artisans like Bobillier continue to make cheese from raw milk, arguing that its rich natural microflora adds flavor to the cheese. 17. By day, she checked on her students, did her own research, and learned how local cheeses are made. 18. Cabrales cheese is traditionally made in Asturias, but it is increasingly difficult to find made by artisan cheesemakers. 19. Fermenting soybeans to make miso is as subtle a process as making cheese. 20. Fifteen of those years she made goat cheese for her family. |