The cheese was dug up with mummified human remains in the Xinjiang region of China and offers insights into the origins of the dairy product known as kefir. By Kate Golembiewski Around 3,600 years ...

Among the treasures they dug up were mysterious white lumps strewn across the mummies’ necks: chunks of the oldest preserved cheese in the world. Writing in the journal Cell on September 25th ...

Scattered around the necks of some laid to rest in Xiaohe, a Bronze Age cemetery, archaeologists found pebble-sized hunks of a yellowish substance: the world’s oldest cheese. A new analysis of ...

The Barefoot Contessa's corn chowder recipe relies on an important addition right at the end of its cooking time -- half a pound of grated, sharp white cheddar cheese. The sharp, salty cheddar ...

It’s aged — 3,600 years. Scientists have successfully pulled a DNA strand from what they believe to be the world’s oldest cheese, yanking it from Bronze Age mummies in a Chinese graveyard ...

World's oldest cheese reveals origins of kefir Date: September 25, 2024 Source: Cell Press Summary: Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside ...

The world's oldest piece of cheese has been discovered - found laid across a mummy's neck. A 3,600-year-old coffin was opened in the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China, during an excavation in ...

Rich, full of texture, and packed with protein, cottage cheese makes a wonderful snack. Sometimes referred to as curds and whey, this dairy product differs from cheese in that it’s not aged ...