Ministry of Agriculture: Russian cheese making is experiencing a real boom

“Cheese production has almost doubled over the past ten years (from 435 thousand to 801 thousand tons). In fact, during this time a new industry was created. Hundreds of craft production facilities with unique products have appeared throughout the country,” the Ministry of Agriculture said. The department also noted that Russian cheese makers have learned not only to make Parmesan, Camembert and Buratta, but also created many of their own new recipes, offering cheeses of the highest quality. “Today there are more than 1 thousand enterprises operating in Russia. According to the National Union of Milk Producers, almost 9.5 thousand different types of this ...