Activity
Identifying cheese characteristics
In this activity, students investigate a range of cheeses to identify their characteristics and determine how these different characteristics are created.
Purpose
This activity will enable students to identify and describe cheese characteristics and understand how key differences in various types of cheese are produced.
Keywords
cheese, characteristics, processing, curds, whey
Related content
The numerous differences in cheese characteristics are created by the source of milk, the microorganisms introduced and variations in the method of processing – even slight changes can create significant differences.
The Science Learning Hub would like to acknowledge the images supplied by www.igourmet.com for this activity.
Published: 1 May 2012
