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Processed cheese
2024-03-09 17:00:00
To make processed cheese, it is said to require not only several times the weight of milk, but also a long aging period and special heating and molding processes.
Specifically, to make processed cheese, first, natural cheese, which is cheese made from milk as a raw material and fermented and aged by the action of microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria, is produced. Then, this cheese is crushed, heated, melted, emulsified, and molded to create processed cheese.
Furthermore, the microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria and enzymes in natural cheese are killed during this heating and melting process, resulting in a food product with excellent shelf life compared to natural cheese.
When processed cheese is made, nobody would criticize it negatively by saying, ‘So much milk was used to make such a thing.
Because there is no other method to make processed cheese, and the resulting cheese has a unique flavor and shelf life that cannot be compared to the original milk, it becomes a desirable product that can be purchased at a high price.
Similarly, when someone attains enlightenment and becomes a Buddha, there would be no one to criticize them.
Because the Buddha represents the ultimate form of humanity, it is universally acknowledged that everyone should respect and honor him.
However, to become a Buddha, it requires Buddhist practices that transcend worldly matters.
Specifically, accumulating merits requires actions that go beyond worldly interests.
To observers, these actions may seem meaningless or futile.
Nevertheless, people can only reach the transcendent state of Nirvana, where they go beyond human limitations by following this methodーby accumulating merits.
Those who understand this principle, even among ordinary people, would not view those who accumulate merits to attain Nirvana negatively.
And those who understand such principles will also accumulate merits themselves, eventually reaching Nirvana.
Upon reaching Nirvana in this manner, they will not just attain it for a long-lasting duration; moreover, they will realize that this state brings lifelong happiness.
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