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Milbenkäse

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127: 381: 408: 25: 490: 231: 399:, was nearly lost by 1970, with only the elderly Liesbeth Brauer knowing the technique. Local science teacher Helmut Pöschel was taught the proper way to make it and together with his associate, Christian Schmelzer, succeeded in revitalizing the tradition. A Cheese Mite Memorial was later erected at Würchwitz to celebrate the renaissance of Milbenkäse production. 476: 292: 431:; the flour is added because the mites would otherwise simply eat the whole cheese instead of just nibbling away at the crust as is desired. After one month, the cheese rind turns yellow; after three months, reddish brown. Some producers allow the cheese to ripen for up to one year, until it has turned black. 167:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge (XXG). 443:
regulations allow the sale of foodstuffs containing living animals if they are "prepared for placing on the market for human consumption". On the other hand, cheese mites or their digestive juices are not explicitly permitted as
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flavoured with salt and caraway is shaped into small balls, cylinders or wheels, and dried. It is then placed in a wooden box containing rye flour and inhabited by
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cheese, but with a bitter note (increasing with age) and a zesty aftertaste. Mites clinging to the cheese rind are consumed along with the cheese.
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mites for at least three months. The digestive juices of the mites diffuse into the cheese and cause
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excreted by the mites causes the cheese to ripen. Milbenkäse tastes similar to
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The traditional method of making Milbenkäse, which dates back to the
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border region; today it is produced exclusively in the village of
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for cheese according to the relevant German food ordinances (
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It is made by flavouring balls of 47:adding citations to reliable sources 14: 561:Article 2(b) at eur-lex.europa.eu 365:districts of the Saxony-Anhalt / 488: 474: 450:Zusatzstoff-Zulassungsverordnung 290: 125: 23: 34:needs additional citations for 195:You may also add the template 1: 326:(a type of soft cheese) with 197:{{Translated|de|Milbenkäse}} 342:for about three months. 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