Are you in a mood for a grilled cheese sandwich? If not, you might as well because we going to take a tour around the world of cheese! This six letter word makes one go weak on the knees as the irresistible thoughts off this gooey goodness flood through your mind.

Cheese is a dairy product which is somewhat enticing to ones palette, considering is wide range of flavors and textures that burst up like fireworks in your mouth. It contains milk fats, sodium and other preservatives. This is a perfect ingredient for recipes of pasta or a hamburger as it would surely make them taste heavenly. Cheese is used for a variety of dishes and without of it some of them are quite incomplete. There’s the famous Mac and Cheese that we all know being fairly famous around the folk, fondues and poutines, and not to mention the key topping of a pizza.

Though you might have heard of cheese being a little unhealthy for you, but let me tell you there are many health benefits for you regarding to this dairy product. Since milk comprises of calcium, protein, iodine, potassium, phosphorus and other vitamins, it could contribute to the healthy bone development in young kids and improve you’re your choppers that is your teeth formation. However with the high levels of sodium and saturated fats present in cheese it could lead to the risk of getting diabetes and high blood pressure.

With the growing world of cheese many varieties have been added to the list since the first ones came by. We've got cheese varieties ranging from the stinkiest to the softest of them all. There’s the tender cottage cheese which goes well with a bow of fruit; brie, with a soft, creamy texture and is said to have originated from the Northern France. There is also the cheddar from England and the mild crumbly flavors of feta cheese which come from Greece. When the topic of cheese comes along, it hard not to mention the funkiest of them all, blue cheese. The reason of why this type of cheese smells so musty and fetid is because of the mold and the kind of bacteria that has led to the growth of this cheese. We’ve got Gorgonzola, Stilton, Roquefort and Danish blue under this category of blue cheese.

According to many people in the world, Gouda is considered to be the best cheese followed by Feta and Gruyere. But by the end of the day it is still a much debated topic of which one is actually the best. There’s surely a favorite for everyone and a set distinct love and memories attached to it. So what are yours when it comes to these yummy strings of melted goodness?

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