How Cheese Was Discovered

byRukmini Das

Imagine this, you are walking across a hot desert thousands of years ago. You are carrying milk in a bag made from an animal’s stomach. It’s been a long, hot day. When you finally stop to drink the milk, something strange has happened. The milk is no longer smooth and liquid. It has split into soft lumps and a watery liquid. Would you taste it? Well, someone did. And that brave moment may have led to the discovery of cheese!

A Happy Accident Most scientists believe that cheese was discovered by accident around 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. In ancient times, people carried milk in containers made from animal skins or stomachs.Now here’s the interesting part. An animal’s stomach contains a natural enzyme called rennet. Re