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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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, ...
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