Did a desert traveler accidentally invent cottage cheese?
In short: Explore the ancient origins of this curd-based staple, from Mesopotamian traditions to the legendary tale of a traveler's sheep-stomach saddlebags.
While a specific inventor remains unknown, a version of this salty, sour cheese was being produced by ancient Mesopotamians as early as 3000 B.C. A popular legend suggests the cheese was discovered by chance when a traveler used sheep stomachs as saddlebags to carry milk. The combination of the desert heat, the natural rennet in the stomachs, and the constant movement of the camel's gait transformed the milk into cheese curds.
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