Why is wisconsin famous for cheese

What makes Wisconsin cheese so special? The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker Program celebrates its 20th anniversary. By Hoard's Dairyman staff hoardsdairyman. Wisconsin is known for its cheese.

In fact, a good friend of mine just told me last week "a Wisconsin-style pub just opened" near her apartment in New York City. It's serving "Sheboygan bratwurst, fried cheese curds and Milwaukee's Best beer. Most cows chew at least 50 times per minute. If people ate like cows, they would have to eat about cheeseburgers and drink to glasses of water each day! To get the same amount of calcium provided by a quart of milk you would have to eat three and a half pounds of peas, 27 oranges, 50 tomatoes or 50 slices of whole wheat bread.

Dairy farmers milk their cows at least twice a day, every day. There are approximately to squirts in a gallon of milk. Thank goodness milking machines were invented in ! Remember the tale of Little Miss Muffet?

Her curds and whey were an early version of cottage cheese. It takes:. One quart of milk weighs 2. Head to Marieke Gouda in Thorp for self-guided tours, or call ahead for guided tours of cheese making, the parlor area, and the barn. While cheese making itself is an art, there are also people who literally turn cheese into a piece of art. The Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival features a parade, food, music, free cheese tasting and, yes, a cheese carving demo.

Did you know the first cheese head was carved out of a couch cushion? Only ten people can graduate from the program annually. When you mix Wisconsin cheese with products from brands like Renew Life and Body Ecology , you can have a satisfying experience every day! Over one million dairy cows live in Wisconsin. That number equates to about one animal for every five residents.