China wants a bigger wedge of cheese as tastes, attitudes change

Liu Yajia is a rare thing in Chinaa cheese connoisseur. She can reel off names, flavors and production processes of varieties of cheeses that few people have heard of.

A recent video of a cheese platter on her WeChat microblog drew a lot of attention.

The 36-year-old media professional is one of a growing number of Chinese developing a taste for cheese and Western foods made with cheese, such as pizza, pasta and tiramisu. For Liu, cheese is a link to European culture and tradition.