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.
“We knew our wheel
would be 18-inches in diameter, with ¾-inch given to each cheese to truly
capture the texture and variety,” Pop Chart explained. “We then broke it down
to determine how many would fit in the overall wheel.”
If we’re being
honest with ourselves, 66 types of cheese is about 60 more than most of us will
ever really need to know by name, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to pull, “I’ll
take an ounce of the Fleur de Maquis,” out of your pocket from time to time.
And if you happen
to be New York City-based, you can take that line for a spin at Murray’s
Cheese. For the month of June, Pop Chart has partnered with NYC’s oldest
cheese shop to give away some excellent dairy swag, including five $100 gift
cards to Murray’s. Or if you spend more than $50 in-store, you can score a
Charted Cheese Wheel print for free (while supplies last).
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