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3,600 year old cheese found in an Chinese tomb

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A 3,600 year old Chinese coffin was opened in 2003 and archaeologists found an embalmed mummy with something laid across it's neck, originally it was thought to be jewellery

It was identified at a later date as a piece of kefir cheese , the oldest cheese ever found in a recognisable condition , although any likeness to its' original texture was well gone

Saying that , it was well preserved because of the dry climate, so still in one piece , just about

Anyone for cheese and crackers ?

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telmel
a week ago
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telmel

Many thanks again Emma , i got my Chinese mixed up with my Egyptian

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Imnotcheap

I love a bit of cheese. Mature is usually best but think I'll pass

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telmel

Imnotcheap I think that cheese is extra extra mature I , in fact, it would give gorgonzola a run for its money 😬

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Jerseydrew

Grime. There's mature then over mature. That must have looked and smelt vile

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telmel

Jerseydrew Especially around the neck J

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Jerseydrew

telmel yes 🤢. I feel for the person who found it. Probably traumatised for life

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telmel

Jerseydrew Possibly J , especially if they were not a fan of cheese

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jam45

This is a totally unbelievable story. No way could any type of cheese last this long. How do they even know its 3,600 years ago????!!!! A complete nonsense story made up by a "mad" scientist.

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telmel

jam45 J, the cheese had deteriorated so much that it turned to powder when touched , it is all documented and tested , it only kept that long because the temperature was so arid

So it was more like grated parmesan by then

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jam45

Still not believable!

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hspexy

It won’t be the kind of cheese we are familiar over here - Chinese cheese is more like curd

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