Here at Meat and Three, cheese holds a special place in our hearts. Cheese can connect us to our past and future while making us more grounded in our present. It can bring us together and bring cultural traditions to life.

This week we explore the many facets of cheese. From at home cheese-making and cheese fortune telling, to the cheese traditions of Wisconsin and Mexico, join us in celebrating cheese in all its forms.

Further Reading:

Want to make your own cheese? The cream cheese made in this episode was made with culture from Cultures for Health and milk from Winter Hill Farm in Freeport, Maine.

Listen to the entire interview with Carlos Yescas on Cooking In Mexican from A to Z titled: Crema, Requeson, Panela, and Artisan Cheese.

Keep up with Jennifer Billock here, and book your own cheese fortune reading.

Follow Lactography on Instagram and visit the shop for a tasting when you’re in Mexico City!

Song: Tampico - Cumbia Mexicana (No Copyright Sounds) Music provided by NCM [No Copyright Music]. Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported | Attribution 4.0 International Video Link: Tampico - Cumbia Mexicana

This episode of Meat and Three was reported by Sophia Hooper, Danielle Flitter, Jessica Gingrich, and Hannah Chouinard.

Our lead producer on this episode was Hannah Chouinard, with support from Jessica Gingrich.

Meat and Three is produced by Taylor Early and H Conley.

Our audio engineer for this episode is H Conley.

Our theme song was composed by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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