To provide a value-added natural cheese from lower cost natural cheese starting materials.SOLUTION: A method for preparing a restructured cheese comprises: providing a proteinaceous natural cheese component comprising an initial moisture content; treating said natural cheese component with a protein structure modification component comprising a base, said modification component in an amount and of a pH to modify the protein structure of said natural cheese component, said modification providing a liquidity to said natural cheese component; and treating said modified natural cheese component with a flavoring composition comprising an acid, said flavoring composition in an amount and of a pH to change said modified natural cheese component and provides a natural cheese product with a predetermined flavor characteristic.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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