Introduction

One of the strong motivations for travel for many matured tourist markets is Cheese! Traditionally cheese is made on farms based in rural regions and visiting them to know about cheese making, tasting and buying is more of a rural tourism. However its paring with other foods and wines make it gastronomy tourism as well. Visiting cheese making facility, farms, traditional markets has emerged as a very strong motivation for tourist in traditional cheese regions of Europe and also in the new world of cheese which is emerging in Asia, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. This course aims at highlighting the attraction of cheese towards cheese making, tasting, pairing etc. and use the same for developing tourism. The course is well suited for a Tour industry professional to enhance his or her skills.

What you will learn

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Get introduced to Cheese & its appeal to tourists
• Understand History & Evolution of Cheese making
• Understand Cheese making process
• Know about Cheese Farms and Cheese-making Facilities
• Know about different types of Cheeses
• Gain knowledge of Cheese Tasting
• Know about pairing of Cheeses with wines and even bread & coffee
• Know about health aspects of Cheeses and their benefits
• Get introduced to Cheese Tourism
• Know about popular Cheese Destinations & Cheese Trails
• Gain knowledge about Cheese Events & Festivals
• Know about various traditional Cheese markets especially in Holland
• Understand various Careers in Cheese Industry
• You should also be able to answer most frequently asked questions on Cheese and Cheese Tourism