What is string cheese?
String cheese is cheese which peels away from itself in strips, rather than crumbling or breaking up. It is often eaten as a snack food, being particularly popular with children, and there are several different types of string cheese produced around the world. Many markets carry this dairy product in their cheese section, and it is also possible to purchase string cheese directly from a dairy, or to make it at home, in the case of people who are experienced with cheesemaking. Most cheese does not peel away in strips because of the way in which it is made. For the most part, cheeses are created by curdling milk and then pressing the curds into a block. Depending on how the cheese is cured, the block may become soft and runny, or it may stay firm, in which case it crumbles or breaks apart unless it is cut. In the case of string cheese, the curds are worked into an elastic strip which can be braided or twisted for convenience, and this process creates a bundle of cheese fibers which can b
