Select the correct text in the passage. read the following statement. cheese making came into existence by chance. which sentence from the passage best supports this statement? cheese cheese is a very popular food item. this milk product is rich in protein and calcium. although the exact origins of cheese are unknown, its presence and existence can be traced back to 6000 b. c.e. research reveals the evidence of cheese making in the egyptian tomb murals and even in ancient greek mythology. it is believed that, just like the invention of yogurt, cheese was discovered accidentally. cheese may have formed because people stored milk in containers made from the stomachs of animals. rennin, an enzyme in the stomach lining, may have caused the milk to curdle, creating cheese and whey. asian travelers introduced the art of cheese making to the europeans. during the 10th century, italy was the cheese making center of europe. romans developed the art of cheese making and introduced it to the people of england. even though the romans knew the art of making cheese as it is made today, cheese did not become popular worldwide until the 17th century. it was european immigrants who brought the knowledge of cheese making to the continent of america. in the 19th century, swiss immigrants started making cheese at a farm in wisconsin. soon many farmers from wisconsin joined the cheese-making industry. they set up the first limburger cheese factory in 1868. wisconsin is still the cheese capital of america today. the process of making cheese includes four steps. in the first stage, milk is heated and cooled down to remove excess fat. then, active bacteria are added to this milk. the bacteria cause the milk to curdle. the second step involves separating the curd from whey. the time taken for this process varies for different kinds of cheese. the third step is called salting. in this step, salt is sprinkled over the cheese, or the cheese is kept in a salt solution. finally, in the fourth stage, cheese is left to ripen, or mature, at controlled temperatures. the cheese is then packed and transported to different stores and supermarkets. today, the united states is one of the leading producers of cheese in the world, with over 300 different types of cheese produced here. currently, one-third of the milk produced in the u. s. is used to make cheese. in addition to cow's milk, sheep's and goat's milk are also used to make cheese.