# Record card
294
Description
Cheese making is an ancient practice to preserve perishable food such as milk for a long time. The first phase of cheese making involves the addition of rennet of animal origin, which contains the enzymes necessary for the hydrolysis and coagulation of milk caseins, and for cheese ripening (mainly lipase/esterase).
Thematic areas
Agrifood / Nutrition & health
Agrifood / Food quality & safety