Cheddar - what's actually decent?
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I used to think this was orangey-yellow soap. Which to be fair, a lot of it is. the generic 'cheese' sold in bulk blocks in Asda through to Waitrose.
However in the last 18 months or so (with th ehelp of certian people on here, including Anna_S), I've rediscovered the joys of decent cheddar.
So, I've set about finding good ones. So far, the best ones I've found include:
1. Black Bomber
2. M&S Cornish Cruncher (seriously)
Any other readily avilable nominations? (FWIW - the stuff from the farm house 2 miles down the road might be great, but isn't readily avialable, unless you fancy posting to all of us)...
However in the last 18 months or so (with th ehelp of certian people on here, including Anna_S), I've rediscovered the joys of decent cheddar.
So, I've set about finding good ones. So far, the best ones I've found include:
1. Black Bomber
2. M&S Cornish Cruncher (seriously)
Any other readily avilable nominations? (FWIW - the stuff from the farm house 2 miles down the road might be great, but isn't readily avialable, unless you fancy posting to all of us)...
Montgomery is one of my favourites.
If you can't get good cheese locally, I'd recommend this place for mail order:
http://www.thecheeseshed.com/
If you can't get good cheese locally, I'd recommend this place for mail order:
http://www.thecheeseshed.com/
A mate of mine makes cheese down in Somerset and I have to say that almost anything made from un-pasteurised milk is by far and away the best flavour.
With this new found knowledge I went into a lovely cheese shop in London a couple of years back and asked if he had anything un-pasteurised, to which he replied, they all were.
There was me thinking it was unusual!
With this new found knowledge I went into a lovely cheese shop in London a couple of years back and asked if he had anything un-pasteurised, to which he replied, they all were.
There was me thinking it was unusual!Keen's, Quickes or Montgomery's (as mentioned above) are all fantastic traditional cheddars and are available in some supermarkets I think, certainly found at any decent farm shop.
As far as more obvious supermarket cheeses go I tend to quite enjoy Seriously Strong Cheddar as it does genuinely have a bit of kick to it and is more mature than most other farmhouse supermarket types.
If you're in the South West the Cheddar Cheese company now makes all theirs in an authentic cloth-wrapped manner and the vintage/cave stuff is fantastic.
As far as more obvious supermarket cheeses go I tend to quite enjoy Seriously Strong Cheddar as it does genuinely have a bit of kick to it and is more mature than most other farmhouse supermarket types.
If you're in the South West the Cheddar Cheese company now makes all theirs in an authentic cloth-wrapped manner and the vintage/cave stuff is fantastic.
A mate of mine makes cheese down in Somerset and I have to say that almost anything made from un-pasteurised milk is by far and away the best flavour.
With this new found knowledge I went into a lovely cheese shop in London a couple of years back and asked if he had anything un-pasteurised, to which he replied, they all were. There was me thinking it was unusual!
With this new found knowledge I went into a lovely cheese shop in London a couple of years back and asked if he had anything un-pasteurised, to which he replied, they all were.
There was me thinking it was unusual!
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