Abstract: A cheese production process of the present invention includes stretching cheese curds in hot water and contacting the cheese curds and a texture modifier capable of binding or adsorbing calcium either before or simultaneously with the stretching so as to enable the obtaining of cheese having a preferable rice cake-like elastic texture by improving the gum-like adhesive texture, hard rubber-like chewiness, and residual particles in the mouth when eating after baking, of cheese that is produced by going through a step of stretching cheese curds in hot water.