Introduction. Known as the Renaissance, the period immediately following the Middle Ages in Europe saw a great revival of interest in the classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome.
In its earliest form, Monterey Jack was made by the Mexican Franciscan friars of Monterey, California, during the 18th century. Californian businessman David Jack sold the cheese commercially. He produced a mild, white cheese, which came to be known as Jack's Cheese, and eventually Monterey Jack.
Categories: Monterey Jack. The origin of Jack cheese is most often attributed to David Jacks, a Monterey, California, businessman in the late 1800s. However, historical evidence shows that it actually was based on a recipe for queso del pais (paÃ­s country), cheese brought To california By franciscan monks in the. 1700she name Monterey Jack came about because production was initially centered in Monterey County, California. Eventually, other areas named the cheese for their region, as with Sonoma Jack (Sonoma County, California), and now this cheese is made in other parts of the United States.