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        <h1>Sage Irish Cheddar</h1>
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                                    Mold spores
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                                    Sugar crystals
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                                    Calcium lactate crystals
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                                    Salt grains
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                                    After the cheese is fully aged
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                                    Right before packaging, applied externally
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                                    During milling and salting, before the curd is pressed
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                                    At the beginning of milk acidification
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                                    It is always too firm for culinary use
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                                    It dissolves completely when baked
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                                    It should not be melted, only consumed cold
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                                    Shepherd’s pie benefits from the herbal and sharp cheese topping
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                                    It leads to a creamy mouthfeel that balances sharp acidity
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                                    It causes the cheese to be dry and crumbly
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                                    It results in a grainy, low-fat cheese
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                                    It eliminates all saturated fat
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                                    90-pound Gruyère wheels were imported to Texas
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                                    Russell McCall began his cheese career at age 16 in Connecticut
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                                    McCall's Cheddar was first sold exclusively in London
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                                    The McCall brand started in Paris
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