An Old Legend about Cheese

  No one knows who made the first cheese
，but an old leqend says that it was an Arabian merchant．He put his milk in a pouch made from a sheep's stomach and set off across the desert．The jouncing of his camel，the desert heat，and the chemicals in the pouch lining made the milk separate into curds and whey．The thick part，or curd，was the first cheese．

  Ancient records show that cheese has been eaten for more than four thousand years．From earliest times it has been considered a very nourishing food．Americans eat less cheese than people in some countries do，yet they still consume eight to ten pounds a year per person．

  Today cheese is made all over the world．Most cheese is made from cow's milk，because the suppply of this milk is greater throughout the world．Smaller quantities come from the milk of other animals—goats，sheep，camels，and even reindeer．

  關於乳酪的一個古老傳說

  沒(mei)有(you)人(ren)知(zhi)道(dao)誰(shui)製(zhi)成(cheng)了(le)第(di)一(yi)塊(kuai)乳(ru)酪(lao)
，但(dan)是(shi)一(yi)則(ze)古(gu)老(lao)的(de)傳(chuan)奇(qi)故(gu)事(shi)說(shuo)，那(na)是(shi)一(yi)位(wei)阿(e)拉(la)伯(bo)商(shang)人(ren)。他(ta)把(ba)牛(niu)奶(nai)放(fang)在(zai)用(yong)羊(yang)胃(wei)做(zuo)成(cheng)的(de)旅(lv)袋(dai)裏(li)，動(dong)身(shen)穿(chuan)過(guo)沙(sha)漠(mo)。駱(luo)駝(tuo)的(de)搖(yao)動(dong)，沙(sha)漠(mo)的(de)灼(zhuo)熱(re)，以(yi)及(ji)旅(lv)袋(dai)裏(li)層(ceng)中(zhong)的(de)化(hua)學(xue)物(wu)質(zhi)使(shi)牛(niu)奶(nai)離(li)析(xi)成(cheng)凝(ning)乳(ru)和(he)乳(ru)清(qing)。這(zhe)稠(chou)的(de)部(bu)分(fen)，或(huo)者(zhe)說(shuo)凝(ning)乳(ru)，便(bian)是(shi)第(di)一(yi)塊(kuai)乳(ru)酪(lao)。

  古老的記載表明，人們食用乳酪已有4
，000多年的曆史了。從最遠古的時代起，它就被看成是營養豐富的食品。美國人比某些國家的人吃乳酪要少些，然而，每人一年仍要消耗8到10磅。

  今jin天tian
，世shi界jie各ge地di都dou製zhi造zao乳ru酪lao了le。大da部bu分fen乳ru酪lao是shi用yong牛niu的de奶nai做zuo的de
，因yin為wei在zai全quan世shi界jie這zhe種zhong奶nai的de供gong應ying量liang較jiao大da。少shao量liang乳ru酪lao來lai自zi其qi他ta動dong物wu的de奶nai，如ru山shan羊yang

，綿mian羊yang

，駱luo駝tuo，甚shen至zhi馴xun鹿lu。