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Archaeologists Find Worldâs Oldest Cheese Smeared on Mummies in China

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The oldest cheese in the world has been found smeared on the heads and necks of 3,600-year-old mummies in China ’s Tarim Basin .

The cheese is made by using yeast and probiotic bacteria to separate curd and whey.

Researchers discovered the cheese on the mummies a couple decades ago , and suspected it was a fermented dairy product.