World Cheeses Quiz

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• Serbian Pule, made from donkey's milk, takes about 25 litres of milk to produce a single kilo of cheese, making it one of the most expensive cheeses in the world.
• Sardinian Casu Marzu owes its creamy texture to live fly larvae that break down the curd during fermentation; it's banned from sale but still eaten traditionally.
• Norwegian Gjetost isn't a curd cheese at all: it's made by slowly cooking whey, whose sugars caramelise to give it its brown colour and sweet taste.
• American Monterey Jack is named after merchant David Jacks, who popularised a recipe born at California's Franciscan missions in the 19th century.

This quiz currently has 20 questions, ranging from easy to hard, available in French and English.