ABOUT CALIFORNIA CHEESE
Shop, Find Recipes, Read About the History of California Cheese
Buy California Cheese online from igourmet.com! please visit our online store and go shopping at the number one imported food delivery service in the USA. Cheesemaking came to California in the 1750’s, when Spanish Missionary Father Junipero Serra introduced dairy cows and cheesemaking to the few settlers and natives. California’s population swelled as tales of the gold rush drew new settlers from across the nation. In the fallout of this population boom, many fell into the dairy industry and cheese making. In 1860 California boasted 100,000 head of dairy cattle. Only three years earlier, the first commercial dairy opened.
This history of cheese making has continued to present day. In 1993, California’s milk production reached an astonishing 25 billion pounds, making California the United State’s leading milk producer.
California Cheeses are now a part of every major cheese event, featuring award winning dairy’s like Cypress Grove, Fiscalini, Vella, Point Reyes, and Three Sisters Farmstead Cheese.
Types of California Cheese:
One of the best-known Cheeses native to California is Monterey Jack. The “Monterey” comes from town of Monterey, on the shore of central California, near the famous Pebble Beach golf course. The “Jack” is from David Jacks, the first to market the cheese in the early 1900’s. The recipe came from his Swiss and Portuguese dairy employees, who based it on cheeses from old Spanish Mission recipes. Today, California still produces more Monterey Jack than any other state.
Thanks to its diverse terrain and climates, cows, goats, and sheep all flourish in California. This allows California to produce a range of different cheese styles. California produces almost a quarter of all the cheese produced in the US, using up 47% of California’s milk production just to produce California Cheeses. There’s no shortage of award-winning California cheeses, and with more than 50 cheesemakers producing 250 different varieties and styles of cheese, those accolades show no sign of slowing down soon.
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Traditional California Cheese Recipes
igourmet.com lists thousands of recipe examples online, many of which include west coast cheese as an ingredient. Some examples are Cheddar Cheese Soup, Cheese Fondue, and numerous recipes for Entrées and Hors d'Oeuvres. To browse our Recipe Forum, click HERE.
California Cheese Information
igourmet.com sells many different cheeses from the dairy center of the Western US. Each is accompanied by a long story about its history and manufacture. To view a complete listing of all California cheese types available at the igourmet online store, please click HERE.
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