Cheese Travel from Switzerland to Russia

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Cheese Travel from Switzerland to Russia
NR 26 minDocumentary
In Nikolskoye village of Ruzsky district farmers decided to restore the production of the first natural cheese of the Russian Empire The tradition of making baked cheese dates back to 1795 The first cheese named Meschersky was made in the home of Prince Meschersky in his estate of Lotochino The sign of the village of Lotochina represents until now a merchant with a cheese wheel on a board The prince had then brought from Switzerland a cheese maker named Johan Müller who developed a cheese recipe founded a cheesemaking school and settled in Russia with his family Today we managed to find his descendants they live and work in the Alps And make cheese Very similar to the famous Meschersky
DirectorIrina Razumovskaya

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Original Language:Russian