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Are you a cheese lover? Or do you have a relative or friend who gets nuts when he sees cheese? Have you ever thought about cheese's advantages? Or have you ever wondered if cheese makes you gain weight?And who invented cheese? How did the history of cheese start?

In fact, the cheese inventor is not known! Because the first cheese was made accidentally. According to different sources, there was an Arabian merchant who used a pouch made from a sheep’s stomach to keep his supply of milk, as he was travelling in the desert. So, the rennet in the lining of the pouch and the heat of the sun together caused the milk to separate into curd and whey. When he was thirsty, he used the whey, and the cheese (curd), which had a delightful flavor, satisfied his hunger.

And based on this story, many Asian travelers are believed to have brought the cheesemaking art to Europe. So, the Roman Empire had a flourishing stage of cheesemaking which helped the Romans to introduce cheesemaking to England. As a result, the whole of Europe started to make different kinds of cheese. For example, Gorgonzola was made in the Po Valley in Italy in 879 A.D.

This article describes the strangest kind of cheese in the world. As a cheese lover, you may want to know about.

Have you ever heard of a banned cheese?

Epoisses is a cheese made in a village in France which is named after that village. However, it is rumored to have Epoisses banned from the Paris Metro because of its smell. This cheese should be eaten very quickly. Even if you can keep it for two weeks or so, you will be overwhelmed by the aroma that will intensify and spread around your fridge and your life. And the secret of Epoisses's smell is that the brandy wash attracts a bacteria called Brevibacterium, and while supporting the fermentation process it smells awfully.

What about a cheese that is made of, excuse my language, live maggot larvae?

Casu Marzu is a traditional Sardinian cheese which is made of sheep's milk and contains live maggots that are responsible for the cheese's fermentation. However, Casu Marzu has a serious, sharp, hot flavor and a delicate, rich surface. Casu Marzu can sell for up to $175 per pound. And why would people eat this cheese? Simple because it is believed that Casu Marzu is an aphrodisiac, so this cheese is dangerous as well as sexy.

Dear reader, if you are mad at me because of Casu Marzu, what about Milbenkase? Milnekase is a cheese that is made of the excrement produced by mites, which means mites poop. Milnekase is a German cheese. It is made by flavoring balls of quark with caraway and salt, putting them to dry, and then combining mites with them in a wooden box containing rye flour and leaving them for about three months.

Now let us talk about donkeys. Do you know that donkey's milk is the most expensive milk you can ever have? Here comes Pule cheese, which is rich in flavor with a soft consistency. It consists of 60% Balkan donkey's milk and 40% goat's milk. Pule cheese is the rarest and most expensive cheese in the world because Balkan donkeys are endangered and are under special protection, and the process of milking Pule cheese takes three months.

Finally, blending mature cheddar with activated charcoal to create a creamy, black-colored cheese truckle with a rich taste. And, yes! It is vegetarian, and you should watch out as this cheese has an inedible black wax-coating!

Cheese is a variety of products that we can enjoy and benefit from. It has different values, elements and vitamins that our bodies need. And yes, my dear reader, I am a cheese lover.