May 17, 2018

Video: How milk becomes cheese

Credit: The American Chemical Society

Making cheese is an ancient exercise in preserving the nutritional value of milk. And it's also pretty tasty.

With help from the St. James Cheese Company in New Orleans, Reactions explains how milk becomes cheese, why microbes make it taste better, and why cheese is yellow:

Provided by American Chemical Society

Video: How milk becomes cheese

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