Introduction

Welcome to my website about cheese, including the history, production process and varieties.

In this section I have some extra cheese related facts that don't fit under the main subjects. For instance, why are jokes referred to as cheesy? There are multiple theories, one of them being the term originating from the root word chiz, meaning 'a thing'. Alternatively, it could come from the past US slang 'cheese', meaning a stupid person.

Did you know saying cheese when taking a picture isn't related to the actual dairy product? It was suggested for the first time by Joseph E. Davies in an article in 1943, with the reason that the double 'e' sound forces a baring of the teeth which resembles a smile.