Bits & Bites - Fun Facts
- There are over 2,000 varieties of cheeses.
- Remains of cheese have been found in Egyptian tombs over 4,000 years old.
- in 1869, English Cheese makers Green's of Glastonbury made and gave British Queen Victoria a wedding gift of a giant 1/2 ton Cheddar wheel.
- The terms "Big Wheel" and "Big Cheese" originally referred to those who were wealthy enough to purchase a whole wheel of cheese.
- The average American eats 32 lb / 14.5 kg per year.
