Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons – there was cheese. As early as 8000 BCE, Neolithic farmers began a legacy of cheesemaking almost as old as civilization. Today, the world produces roughly 22 billion kilograms of cheese a year, shipped and consumed around the globe.

在帝国和皇室之前，在陶器和文字之前，在金属工具和武器之前，就有了奶酪。早在公元前8000年，新石器时代的农民就开始了奶酪的制作，其历史几乎与文明一样悠久。今天，全世界每年大约生产220亿公斤的奶酪，运往世界各地消费。