Episode 1: Welcome to the Curdverse

Sheep milk pecorino on black granite
Sheep milk pecorino

Have you ever found yourself in front of the cheese counter at your local supermarket and felt a bit bewildered? How do you choose between four kinds of Cheddar? What’s the difference between Brie and Camembert? How can one simple thing–milk–take on so many different forms?

This podcast is intended for the curd-curious: people who eat cheese on occasion, don’t necessarily know a lot about cheeses or how to choose between them, but are always up for learning something new. And for people who like cheese a lot. We’ll talk about lots of different kinds of cheeses, how they’re made, and how you can try them. There will be a bit of science as we go, a bit of history, and maybe some armchair travel to various places across Afro-Eurasia.

But first, we have to start with the most basic question: what is cheese?