Displays are common throughout the world and are the focal point of many cultural and religious celebrations. Fireworks were invented in ancient China in the 12th century to scare away evil spirits, as a natural extension of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China of gunpowder.
Gouda (/ËÉ¡aÊdÉ/, [ËÉ£ÊuÌ¯daË] ( listen) or /ËÉ¡uËdÉ/; Dutch: Goudse kaas, meaning cheese from Gouda) is a Dutch yellow cheese made from cow's milk. It is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands. One of the most popular cheeses worldwide, the name is used today as a general term for a variety of similar cheese produced in the traditional Dutch manner, as well as the Dutch original.
-- John Patton, New York City. Blue cheese is a type of cheese that's been treated with molds. These molds, which give the cheese its characteristic flavor, form blue or green veins. Roquefort and Gorgonzola are two types of blue cheese. Roquefort is French and made from sheep's milk.It has a creamy texture with a pungent, salty taste.lue cheese is a type of cheese that's been treated with molds. These molds, which give the cheese its characteristic flavor, form blue or green veins. Roquefort and Gorgonzola are two types of blue cheese.