CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF CHEESE TYPE FOR KINGDOM PERNAMBUCANO

Cheese is one of the great achievements in the preservation of milk, using simple techniques and preserving important protein source in different food crops. Originally from the Netherlands, Edam cheese was introduced in Brazil in 1880 by the Portuguese colonizers, hence the name "kingdom."...

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Published in:Holos (Natal, RN) RN), 2015-03, Vol.1, p.62-71
Main Authors: Shinohara, Neide Kazue Sakugawa, Santos, Marília Cícera Gomes dos, Medeiros, Selma Travassos Cirino, Padilha, Maria do Rosário de Fátima, Matsumoto, Masayoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
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kingdom type cheese, festivities, culinary heritage
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Summary:Cheese is one of the great achievements in the preservation of milk, using simple techniques and preserving important protein source in different food crops. Originally from the Netherlands, Edam cheese was introduced in Brazil in 1880 by the Portuguese colonizers, hence the name "kingdom." Currently, in the industrial production, the legislation determines that it is classified as "kingdom type ". Due to the high lipid and sodium content, this product that is most suitable in the composition of sandwiches, in sauces added to pasta and composition along with the desserts, these associations are part of the tradition, flavors and knowledge of Pernambuco’s cooking. A ball of Kingdom cheese is something that you have to give to families, especially in Christmas time and St. John, because it symbolizes the wish for happiness and prosperity in the northeastern important religious festivals calendar, where relatives and friends gather to celebrate the dates in question, putting on their tables this precious culinary heritage of Pernambuco.
ISSN:1807-1600
1807-1600
DOI:10.15628/holos.2015.2488