It’s time to say ‘cheese’!
Hindustan Times | Vir Sanghvi
Jun 02, 2018 10:46 PM IST
From thelawallas to housewives, Indians are falling in love with processed cheese
There are many wonderful foods that are part of the Indian tradition. But cheese is not one of them. Unlike many other societies that revere milk, India has no history of cheesemaking. In fact, one view has it that even paneer, that essential component of the vegetarian diet, was introduced to India by Europeans. We refused to split milk, perhaps because of religious reasons (or so the story goes) and it was only after the Portuguese encouraged us to do so that we were able to make paneer – and most Bengali mithai.
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