There’s no shame in admitting that cheese can be intimidating. Like fine wine or aged scotch, it’s pretty hard to know what you’re talking about unless you’ve spent some serious time sniffing the stinky stuff. Usually that lack of cheese knowledge is no big deal. We all know the basics: Hamburgers taste best with a slice of classic American, pizza is topped with mozzarella and Swiss apparently goes with ham. But what about those times when you want something a little more… elevated? One wrong move in an artisanal cheese shop and you might end up with a chunk of Limburger when all you really wanted was Fontina.
Luckily, you’ll never have to make that rookie mistake again. Thanks to Pop Chart Lab, you can fake it til you make it as a cheese aficionado. In their newest print, Pop Chart organizes the overwhelming world of cheese into a tidy dairy-colored wheel of information. The graphic breaks down 66 varieties based on animal milk and texture and even includes an impressively accurate illustration of each type, just in case you need a little more guidance.
At this point, I’m sure you’re wondering: what about cheeses like Raclette or Pule? Of course, there are more than 66 varieties of cheese in the world, but for purely logistical reasons, Pop Chart had to makes some tough decisions about which to leave out.
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