Archive for the ‘England’ Category
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Capricorn is made by Lubborn Creamery, in Cricket St Thomas in South Somerset. It is a goat's milk cheese made from the milk of West Country Saanen goats.
Capricorn has a natural, bloomy rind. The paste is soft and has a brie like consistency -- very runny even before coming to ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Verulamium (after the Roman's name for the site that is now St. Albans) is a pasteurized goat's milk cheese made by Elizabeth Harris at Childwickbury Estate near St. Albans, Herts. The cheese is set quickly and uses penicilium camemberti mould in the starter. Why is this important? Have a look ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Ragstone is a goat's milk cheese (unpasteurized) made by Neal’s Yard Creamery, near Dorstone in Herefordshire. It comes in the form of a log, about 15cm in length. The exterior has a wonderful craggly, bloomy rind that is marbled in pale gold. The interior is the usual goat's milk bright ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Ravens Oak Goat Cheese is made by Butlers Cheeses at their Ravens Oak Dairy in Cheshire. The cheese, as implied in the name, is a slightly aged goat's milk cheese made in small rounds, in a similar size to Camembert or Brie. The exterior is coated in a pillowy, bloomy ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
I'm a huge fan of goat and sheep's milk cheeses, and Spenwood is right up there with one of the best sheep's milk cheeses available.
Spenwood is made by the Wigmore's (in my neck of the woods in Berks) from unpasteurized sheep's milk. It is a hard pressed cheese, which ...
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
The wife and I were at Whole Foods in London and came across these heart-shaped, fresh goat cheeses. They were coated in yellow curry powder, fine green peppercorn, and mild paprika. Quite tasty with the herbs. I have to admit I've never had curry powder on a cheese before. Happy ...
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
It was Christimas time in the UK, and Stilton is basically a requirement for Christmas dinner. However, I wanted something more authentic than even "approved" Stilton, so off to Neal's Yard for some Stichelton.
Stichelton is an unpasteurized, organic cow's milk ,English blue cheese made by Joe Schneider at Collingthwaite Farm ...
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