Sunday, November 15th, 2009
While on a recent trip to Italy, I stopped in a local store after work (Eataly) and looked for a couple of regional Italian cheeses to try. Casutin looked interesting, with it's disc shape and thin, bloomy rind. Casutin is made by Beppiono Occelli in Farigliano, in the Piedmont region ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
I'm a fan of Old Chatham's Hudson Valley Camembert. It's one of my favorite American cheeses. I was in NYC in August and came across Nancy's Hudson Valley Camembert, which I had read about as it was a recent ACS winner.
Nancy's Camembert is a mixture of sheep and cows ...
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
In the spirit of trying something local (which is all relative when dealing with Texas), I took a risk and picked up some Brazos Valley Cheese Co. Blueberry Havarti (the first Texas cheese on The Cheese Blog!). The cheese is made from raw cow's milk that is aged for 2 ...
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
In the spirit of my upcoming move to Old Blighty, and the fact my father loves almost any type of blue cheese, we picked up some Shropshire Blue while out shopping. Shropsire Blue is made by the Colston Bassett and District Dairy in Nottinghamshire from pasteurized cow's milk. According to ...
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
I'm in catch up mode right now with recent cheese reviews (more about that in future posts). The following posts are from several cheeses I tried on a recent visit to Houston.
The first cheese was Cabot Clothbound Cheddar. I had been looking for this cheese for quite a while ...
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Roth's Private Reserve is made by Roth Käse in Monroe, Wisconsin. Private Reserve is a raw cow's milk cheese that is cured a minimum of nine months in the Roth Käse Cellars.
Private Reserve has a hard, washed rind with a wonderful stone color and texture (a very attractive looking rind!). ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Lesher is a Cheddar/English-style cheese made by Keswick Creamery in Newberg, PA. Lesher is made from raw, Jersey milk that has been aged in a wax rind. Presumably the cheese is named after the road the farm is located on.
The interior of the cheese is a golden, honey color. It ...
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