History · True or False?
The answer is False.
Cheese-making predates recorded history: the earliest direct evidence, ceramic strainers used to separate curds from whey, was found in Poland and dates to around 5,500 BC (roughly 7,500 years ago) while writing only appeared around 3,200 BC. Early herders likely discovered it by accident, when milk stored in animal stomachs, which contain the enzyme rennet, curdled into an early cheese. The French may not have invented cheese, but they perfected it and have so many varieties that France is said to have a different one for every day of the year.