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Buffalo Cheese: Meet the Woman Preserving this Ming Dynasty Recipe

Season 2 - Ep.7 /Xin FangJul 20, 2021

Cheese isn’t a type of food you would associate with China, but the craft dates back to the Ming Dynasty. 

Cheese isn’t a type of food you would associate with China, but the craft dates back to the Ming Dynasty. In this town of Shunde, it’s made with two simple ingredients: Buffalo milk and vinegar. We speak to a fourth-generation cheesemaker to learn how she does it. 

Shop address: Daliang Qinghui Road, 10 Yinyi Lou, Foshan, Shunde District 

Xin Fang
Xin Fang is a documentary filmmaker based in New York City and Shenzhen. Her work focuses on the intersection between race and personal experience. Her films have been shown at the St. Louis International Film Festival, EBS International Documentary Film Festival, and Asian Film Archive.
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Cheese isn’t a type of food you would associate with China, but the craft dates back to the Ming Dynasty. In this town of Shunde, it’s made with two simple ingredients: Buffalo milk and vinegar. We speak to a fourth-generation cheesemaker to learn how she does it.