Editing String cheese (section)

==Regional Variants==
===Mexico===
In [[Mexico]], the first type of string cheese was invented in 1885 by Leobarda Castellanos García at 14 years old. A very popular type of string cheese called [[quesillo]] is sold today in balls of various sizes. It is also known as [[Oaxaca cheese]] or "queso Oaxaca", referring to the place where it was invented, and now it's widely popular in all Mexican territories.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

===United States===
[[File:String Cheese (7973943306) (cropped).jpg|thumb|American string cheese]]
In the [[United States]], string cheese generally refers to snack-sized servings of low-moisture [[mozzarella]]. This form of string cheese is roughly cylindrical, about {{convert|6|in|cm}} long and less than {{convert|1|in|cm}} in diameter.

The cheese used is commonly a form of mozzarella, or a combination of mozzarella and [[cheddar cheese|cheddar]]. This type of string cheese gets its name because it can be eaten by pulling strips of cheese from the cylinder along its length and eating these strings.<ref>{{cite news|title=What Makes String Cheese Stringy?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/string-cheese_n_1423938.html|department=Kitchen Daily|work=HuffPost|access-date=6 September 2012|date=16 April 2012}}</ref> It was invented in 1976 by Frank Baker.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Basu|first1=Tanya|title=The Secret Life of String Cheese|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/11/the-secret-life-of-string-cheese/383001/|access-date=23 November 2014|work=[[The Atlantic]]|publisher=[[Atlantic Media]]|date=21 November 2014}}</ref>

===Central America and Caribbean===
In the [[Dominican Republic]] "Queso de Hoja" is produced in the form of a ball. It is mostly served with toast or crackers.

===Oceania===
In Australia, string cheese is sold by the [[Bega Group]] and is called Bega Stringers.<ref>{{cite web|website=Bega Cheese|url=http://www.begacheese.com.au/Static/Default.aspx?Page=cebd99d4-28db-4a16-a0da-e5f578ff2af5|title=String Cheese}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Bega Cheese|url=http://www.bega.net.au/products/cheese/kids-snacks/stringers-cheddar/|title=Stringers Cheddar|access-date=17 April 2013|archive-date=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409223828/http://www.bega.net.au/products/cheese/kids-snacks/stringers-cheddar/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[Marquesas Islands]], a popular variety of string cheese is made from breadfruit proteins and buffalo milk, and is marketed under the brand Sea King String.