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America delays huge tax on Roquefort cheese

America’s imposition of a massive cheese tax on French Roquefort has been delayed to allow time to seek a solution to an escalating trade war.
The hike of import duties on the pungent cheese was to be imposed in March in retaliation for an E.U. ban on American beef containing hormones, but officials say this will [...]

Holly Willoughby: I can’t stop eating cheese

British TV presenter Holly Willoughby says she “can’t stop” eating cheese because she’s pregnant.
Willoughby, who fronts shows such as “Dancing on Ice” and “The Xtra Factor”, told The Sun newspaper her craving is “getting worse” as she nears her May due date.

Parmesan pilferers spark unusual security

Cheese thieves with a taste for high-class produce have prompted a British superstore to take the unusual step of placing wedges of parmesan in tamper proof security boxes.
Up to 70 percent of expensive cheeses were vanishing from the shelves of Sainsbury’s superstore in Bedford before the lockdown, the Bedfordshire on Sunday newspaper reported.
Among cheeses [...]

Cheese and onion takes potato chip crown

Cheese and onion has taken the top spot as Britain’s favourite flavour of potato chip, according to statistics released this week.
Sales of the flavour rose 15 percent in the last two years to replace ordinary salted chips — or “crisps” as they are known in the UK — which have been the longstanding frontrunner.

Why is it so Gouda? Scientists solve mystery

It’s one of the mysteries that have perplexed cheese experts for decades; now a team from a German university say they have discovered why mature Gouda is so tasty.
The University of Munster scientists say they have identified the key elements responsible for the deep, lingering flavour of the classic Dutch cheese.