Cheese is an "Alien Taste" to the Chinese

Living in the middle of China 20 years ago, cheese was certainly considered to be an alien food, just as were the sea slugs we were served as honorable guests at a round table banquet. Today however, as incomes rise and more becomes available through the global economy cheese is gaining a small but secure foothold on the Chinese palate.

Here's an excellent news clip on the state of cheese in China.


Source: New Tang Dynasty Television, June 18, 2010.