Milk

The 'Happel' mechanical milking system was innovative equipment in the 1970s as it maintained respect for animals.

Milk churns such as this one were used in the early 20th century to transport raw milk from the farm to the creamery.

Mozzarella, a stretched-curd cheese from Southern Italy, originally made with buffalo milk, became popular at the end of the 18th century

By the 18th century, chocolate – which had been brought over from Mexico two hundred years earlier – had a special place on the tables of European aristocrats. Although initially used for medicinal purposes, its taste and aroma gradually enticed people to start drinking it in the form of hot chocolate. People even said it had aphrodisiac powers, and a man’s invitation to a lady to have a cup with him left no doubts about his intentions.