In recent years, sausage cheese has again become popular among Russians. It belongs to inexpensive products and has a pleasant aroma of haze. Many have known his taste since childhood, when it was the only common delicacy. Now there are many types of sausage cheese, differing in the presence of additives. These are cheeses for the amateur. But most of all, many people like the traditional taste of sausage cheese.
Before getting to the store counter, processed sausage cheese goes through a complicated cooking process. It has been greatly improved recently and involves a large number of artificial additives, as well as a high melting point. Therefore, sausage cheese is not a healthy food.
For its preparation take different cheeses of hard varieties. They are crushed and mixed with cottage cheese and butter. Often these are substandard or expired products. For better mixing of all components, the mixture is left to ripen. So that over time the mass does not solidify, melting salts are added to it. Most often, it is sodium citrate and phosphates. Then the ripened cheese is heated with continuous stirring. Spices and other additives are introduced into the mass.
The molten mixture using a special device is placed in a package of polymer film or cellophane. It is divided into parts and receive small loaves of cheese. They are cooled and smoked. For smoking, sawdust of non-resinous varieties of trees is used. Most often it is birch, alder, ash or oak. But some varieties are not naturally smoked, and they add a special preservative with the aroma of smoke.
Sausage cheese is a high-calorie product with a high salt content.
Therefore, it is not recommended to use it for people with diseases of the stomach, kidneys and blood vessels. The phosphates contained in it can cause allergic reactions, and the acids used for preservation are harmful in the
exacerbation of gastritis and ulcers.
In addition, sausage cheese is often made from substandard and spoiled products, and butter is replaced with cheap vegetable fats.
But there is still some benefit in sausage cheese. It is a source of nutritious fats and proteins with an essential amino acid composition. This cheese is completely absorbed by the body and contains not only phosphorus and calcium, but also vitamins A, E and D. True, overweight people are not recommended to eat sausage cheese.
The calories it contains contribute to obesity.
When buying sausage cheese, you need to be able to choose it correctly. A good product has a smooth glossy surface and brown color. Its consistency should be dense and smooth at the cut, a pleasant aroma of haze is required. Such cheese can be consumed directly in food or added to different dishes.
For example, you can make a roll of pita bread. This delicious high-calorie dish is very easy to prepare. You need to make the filling by chopping red fish, sausage cheese and boiled eggs. Then add greens, cucumbers and bell peppers or corn. Mix everything with mayonnaise and put on pita bread. Roll it up tightly, wrap it in foil and put it in a cold place for two hours.