Love Cheese? Here's How To Choose Healthy Cheese To Eat | Talking Point | Full Episode

2:28 "I just see that it's not expired, then that means I can eat it" Best recommention of the video.

so basically having cheese in Singapore is like having bak chor mee in Amsterdam

It needs to be highlighted that this episode focuses more on processed cheese rather than natural cheese, because processed cheese are generally preferred by masses due to its flavor and texture being generally accepted by most people. There is nothing wrong in incorporating processed cheese in our daily meal, as long as it is done in moderation. While all that is said, I always advocate to people that fresh / natural cheese is so much better than processed cheese when eaten in moderation, despite having "funky" smell to it for most of the time. The funky smell is due to many factors, e.g. type of milk use (sheep, goat or cow milk), type of rennet and bacteria used, etc. There are several advantages of fresh cheese: For most of the time, fresh cheese, if kept at correct environment and temperature, can age well and does not have real expiry date. The longer a cheese age, the stronger the flavor profile will be. Fresh cheese only uses anything less than 10 ingredients, with main ingredient are milk, salt, rennet, and fermenting bacteria (they are good bacteria!), and some fruits or other natural ingredients flavoring (e.g. brie with cranberries or truffles). Some exception are Cazu Marzu (maggot cheese) which you won't be able to find it elsewhere and yes it's a real thing in Italy. Some fresh cheeses have health benefits, like Penicillium Roqueforti (bacteria used in fermenting blue cheeses like roquefort and gorgonzola ) has anti-inflammatory and regenerative benefits! Fresh cheese has way more variety of flavor profile compared to processed cheese. All these flavor profiles makes a great pairing with wine! Cheese generally has high salt content. It is not only in processed cheese, but also in certain types of fresh cheese (due to the process of making the cheese, and salt being a natural preservative). Reason why most fresh cheese are expensive is because.. 1) a lot of fresh cheese we see are domain protected by EU-- hence these cheeses are protected and only available to be manufactured in certain region. It takes artistry, technique and tradition to make these cheeses, and 2) logistic arrangement for these imported fresh cheeses are made to ensure that these cheese can last in transit, hence making it more expensive. I said my piece from what I know and experienced, but yes, do know the difference and make an informed decision before indulging in both type of cheese!

please do an episode on honey as well!

Would have been interesting to see how the processed cheeses compare against natural cheeses in terms of nutritional content!

You can make your own cheese just from milk. In our temperature here its best to consume within a week even in the fridge cos there is no preservative, sugar, salt but you may want to add herb or spices. I love french butter & cheese. Go youtube to find out the sought after french cheese.

Very good content 👍👍👍

I'd say stick with the good old hard aged cheeses. They taste way better, and they're far more likely to be just milk, salt, rennet, and cultures since the aging process means they don't need preservatives to last. Yeah, aged cheeses cost more, but by this point, I'm far more willing to pay that bit more for higher quality foods.

I lived in Malaysia and Singapore, and as a Mediterranean, I'm sad to tell you what you have there is not cheese at all, call it something else, maybe plastic.

all types of cheese are processed. unprocessed cheese is literally milk

Thats why nowadays i try to avoid eating the cheese as most of it either processed or ultra processing cheese.

In Vietnam all of the laughing cow cheeses r on display on the shelf of the bahn mi stale whereas they r in the fridge here in our supermarkets 😅

Nacho cheese and Mozzarella 👍😋

the vomiting merlion sign at 8:06 😂

Can you do abt vitamins?

Generally preferred Feta (sheep milk) and Cottage Cheese

Do ppl not love cheese enough to tell what is processed and what is not? Or am I too obsessed with cheeses? I spent $80 on a cheese tasting experience and I don't regret it. Ok maybe i do, a tiny bit 😂

Please do yoghurt.

These cheeses (those selected) are processed

please do an episode on organic vegetables & fruits