Gunstone

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

I picked this number up at a small farmer's market somewhere in Exmoor. Gunstone is another cheese from Dave Johnson in Crediton, Devon. Gunstone is a unpasteurized, goat's milk cheese with a natural rind. It's semi-hard with a golden interior with irregular eyes. The paste is firm and has a buttery ...

Norsworthy

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Norsworthy is an unpasteurized, goat's milk cheese made in Crediton, Devon. It has a natural rind. The interior is a milk white colored and has small, irregular air holes throughout the paste. The cheese is semi-firm. There is a slightly musty aroma. The texture is creamy, but toothsome. The taste ...

Capricorn

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 ...

Ragstone

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 ...

Ravens Oak Goat Cheese

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 ...

Valentine’s Day (Goat Cheese) Special

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 ...

Homefield House Goats Cheese

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

The SO and I finally managed to walk the 250m or so across the road to Reading Farmers Market. I had been wanting to see if any dairies or cheese makers had a stand, but was never around when the market was in town. Homefield House Dairy Goats, located in Bray, ...