John A. Lucey receives funding from USDA and dairy checkoff organizations. Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – ...

Kefir (rhymes with deer) is a traditional yogurt culture from Central Asia. Often described as a fermented milk, kefir is a flavorful, drinkable and slightly effervescent yogurt. Kefir, though, is ...

The saying may be “we all scream for ice cream,” but I think we should all be screaming for cheese. For as long as I can remember, cheese has been my absolute, undisputed favorite food. Sometimes, ...

Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the ...