what type of cheese is predominately used in Asian countries?!


Question: What type of cheese is predominately used in Asian countries?
Every country has its cheese. America uses American and Cheddar a lot for burgers and sandwiches, Switzerland has Swiss cheese, Italy has a whole wealth of cheeses, like Mozzarella and provolone, etc, but I've never seen an Asian meal that has any cheese on it at all. Do they even eat cheese in Asia? If so what types and on what food?

Answers:

Cheese is rarely found in East Asian dishes, as lactose intolerance is relatively common in that part of the world and hence dairy products are rare. However, East Asian sentiment against cheese is not universal. In Nepal the Dairy Development Corporation commercially manufactures cheese made from yak milk and is very popular with the country's population and the visiting tourists, also a very hard cheese made from either cow or yak milk knows as chhurpi in the local language is equally popular among the population.

Cheese made from yak or mare milk is the national dish of Bhutan, ema datsi, is made from homemade cheese and hot peppers and cheese such as Rushan and Rubing in Yunnan, China is produced by several ethnic minority groups by either using goat's milk in the case of Rubing or cow's milk in the case of Rushan.

Cheese consumption is increasing in China, with annual sales more than doubling from 1996 to 2003 (to a still small 30 million U.S. dollars a year). Certain kinds of Chinese preserved bean curd are sometimes misleadingly referred to in English as "Chinese cheese", because of their texture and strong flavor.

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well, for me not all Asian countries producing cheese. because as far as I know, just among countries that have winter/snow in their weather got cheese in their daily foods menu. not for the tropical countries like South East Asia. here, we just import the cheese from NZ or others.



Yes Asians do have cheese though you rarely see it. Japan uses Sakura and Napal uses Chhena. If you want mor information go to the Internet

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