Caputo Cheese Makes Back to School Easy Cheesy

It’s back to school time and Caputo Cheese is here to make it easy cheesy to transition from summer to fall!

From cheese to deli items to freshly made sandwiches, we have you covered (not to mention that Caputo Cheese just won 1st Place for their Ricotta, 1st Place for their Burratini and 2nd Place for their Nodini at the American Cheese Society Conference)! Don’t want to make your own charcuterie? Don’t want to cook or pack lunches for your kids after a long day at work? We have ready made items to make things easy… deli items, pre-packaged sandwiches, pasta dishes to-go, etc. you won’t have to lift a finger!

Some Fun Educational Cheese Facts from President, Natale Caputo:

1. What makes string cheese so stringy?
   • “String cheese is simply Mozzarella cheese that when heated, become elastic, similar to silly putty in the stretching process. String cheese is basically a mini mozzarella loaf that kids love and is lots of fun to eat”
2. Why does Swiss Cheese have holes?
   • In the typical 60-day aging process of swiss, the starter cultures and acids in the milk cause a natural reaction in the cheese to create carbon dioxide gas. This Co2 gas blows up inside the cheese to create “eyes” or holes in the Swiss cheese. Interesting tidbit… Many researchers feel that as feed for cows have become cleaner and of higher quality, the eyes in Swiss cheese have become smaller and sometimes non-existent.”
3. Did you know you should save the rind of Parmesan cheese?
   • Toss it into soups, beans, and chili to add savory flavor when cooked, then discard the rind!