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Wisconsin Cheese Mart-The World's Largest Selection of Wisconsin Cheese
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Wisconsin Cheese Mart is located on Old World Third Street in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As the last remaining portion of the original German retail district in Milwaukee, Old World Third Street is rich in historical flavor, architectural contrasts and diverse ethnic culture. Here, images of the past come to life as you walk on cobblestone paths through the echoes of yesteryear. Proprietors of Old World Third Street shops and restaurants continue to pamper tourists and local patrons with warm European hospitality and Continental cuisine.
Something special from Wisconsin truly describes the cheese that is produced in our state. More than a century ago, Wisconsin's growing dairy industry attracted immigrant cheese makers from Germany, France, Switzerland, Holland, Italy and Scandinavia who applied their Old World cheese making skills to the plentiful supply of wholesome milk. By the 1920s there were over 2800 cheese factories in Wisconsin. Swiss cheese was one of the first specialty cheeses developed in Wisconsin with production beginning in Green County in 1869. The Italians also did very well making cheese reminiscent of their native homeland. Mozzarella and Provolone were made by dipping the curd in hot water and then stretching and pulling it like taffy before it was molded into traditional shapes and sizes. Wisconsin cheese makers also make outstanding Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago. The French gave us Blue, as well as delicious dessert types of cheese such as Camembert and Brie. The Germans brought their secrets for Muenster and Limburger, the Scandinavians contributed Havarti and Bondost-Primost, while the Dutch provided Edam and Gouda.
Wisconsin has obviously benefited from the practices and traditions of our early European settlers, continuing their cheese making techniques in Wisconsin to this day. But even with the multitude of delicious cheeses that can be traced to Europe, numerous varieties, such as Brick and Colby originated right here, in Wisconsin.Over the years, this special cheese making heritage, blended with expertise and modern technology, has laid the foundation for Wisconsin to have the most stringent cheese making standards. To maintain its hard-earned reputation, Wisconsin became the first state to require cheese grading and licensing of its cheese makers. Even today, no other state has standards higher than Wisconsin's.
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