 |  | | | British Cheese | 18 Dec 2006 | | |
 Would you fancy Mrs Bell's Blue or perhaps Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire on your Christmas table? Food writer and broadcaster Sarah Jane Evans joins Jenni to talk about her selection of cheeses for the festive season. They'll be joined by cheesemaker Judy Bell to discuss what to eat and drink with the cheeses, the continued rising appeal of British cheese and the role of women in cheese making.BBC Good Food magazine
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| Cheeses from the tasting | | |
MRS BELLS BLUE - Made with fresh ewes milk from local flocks by Shepherds Purse Cheeses. Each cheese is nurtured over its 10 week maturation period to create a creamy texture accompanied by a complex blue flavour with a subtle finish.
OLDE YORK, another cheese from Shepherds Purse, is a fresh ewes milk cheese made using local milk. The curds are layered in the moulds which ensures a soft, delicate, mousse-like texture. Olde York has a fresh, crisp, creamy taste. It slices straight from the fridge and spreads easily once at room temperature. Olde York is coated in wax.
MRS KIRKHAM'S LANCASHIRE is a genuine farmhouse cheese but is more flavoursome than most Lancashire cheese as it is made from three separate days' milk. This method produces a unique taste which is found in few cheeses.
DORSTONE – made with unpasteurised Goat’s milk from Neal’s Yard Creamery. This one has a delicate ash casting stippled against the white curd. It tastes clean and refreshing with a hint of citrus.
WATERLOO – made with unpasteurised Cow’s milk by the Village Maid Diary, Berkshire. This French-style cheese is made from Guernsey milk from the Duke of Wellington’s herd at Stratfield Saye. It has a classic white rind (which you can eat) and tastes rich, mild and buttery.
BERKSWELL – made with unpasteurised ewe’s milk by the Ram Hall Diary, Warwickshire. It is a hard cheese with unusual markings on the thick rind. Initially, it tastes a little sweet, then nutty, with a hint of caramel and a tang to freshen at the end. | |
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