Best British Cheeses

[marcros]

this is quite handy- cheese seems fine though.

https://www.tripsavvy.com/bringing-food ... uk-1661519

 

[profchris]

My experience of the US is that they have three kinds of cheese:

American cheddar (aka Cheese) - yellow and tasteless

Cheese Whizz - comes in an aerosol can, enough said

Monterey Jack ("This will blow your head off") - like a mild cheddar

So I'd suggest:

1. A fairly strong Cheddar

2. Another hard cheese for contrast - good Double Gloucester can be really creamy, a nice counterfoil

3. A crumbly cheese - Lancashire or Caerphilly?

4. A softer cheese - I'm not a fan of Somerset Brie, but you should be able to find something a bit different. Maybe a young, soft, goat cheese?

5. Stilton of course.

If you have a local Waitrose you should get a good choice, and you can taste before you buy.

But do check US import regulations. It would be sad to have your cheeses confiscated and destroyed!

 

[Steve Maskery]

Lots of stuff that was funny

 

[Steve Maskery]

PS. And helpful.

 

[thetyreman]

I like wensleydale cheese a lot.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Cornish Brie is exceellent. Yes, Yarg is still made - it's very popular. Personally I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole.

 

[Cheshirechappie]

If you're prepared to go mail order, Neal's Yard Dairy offer a decent selection of 'proper' farmhouse and small, specialist dairy cheeses.

https://www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk/

I can heartily recommend Kirkham's Lancashire and Ticklemore Goat. Bourne's Cheshire is wonderful, too, though Neal's stock Appleby's Cheshire, which is just as good.

Things have really taken off in the British and Irish farmhouse cheese market over the last couple of decades. I gather there are more British farmhouse cheeses than French, now; add in the Irish and the French are nowhere! The quality is wonderful, too - tastes far more subtle and complex than the mass-produced supermarket versions (though some of those are not too bad, they tend to be bland imitations of the real thing).

If anybody visits Chester, try The Cheese Shop on Northgate Street. Only a small shop, but a huge selection of (mostly) British and Irish cheeses from small, craft producers. Wonderful for a special occasion or occasional treat.

 

[Chris152]

Anyway, we decided that this time we would meet on neutral territory, so we are going to Maine to eat lobster and visit plenty of woodie venues along the way.

I'd focus on the lobster, Steve - forget the cheese, it just fills space that could be filled with lobster.

 

[novocaine]

I think you should consider a decent Lancashire or Cheshire in the mix, you might struggle with it on that side of the hills but Cheshire Cheese company in Macclesfield is worth a punt and they make mini waxed truckles so no need to worry about smell. (they may flock it at chatsworth house in the "farm" shop, be expected to pay a kings ransom if you do stop in there though).


perhaps a colwick? keeping it localish to you.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Thanks for all the suggestions, chaps.

Chatsworth is doable, but, as you say, pricey. There is also a decent farm shop on the Dukeries estate near Worksop.

There is a specialist cheese shop in Nottingham, but I have to psych myself up to go back.

I'll let you know what I get

 

[Steve Maskery]

I've just discovered this:
https://www.hartingtoncheeseshop.co.uk/

I think a day out is called for.

 

[doctor Bob]

I like wensleydale cheese a lot.

Now I have this image of Steve and his mate.................

 

[HappyHacker]

I can heartily recommend Kirkham's Lancashire and Ticklemore Goat. Bourne's Cheshire is wonderful, too, though Neal's stock Appleby's Cheshire, which is just as good.


If anybody visits Chester, try The Cheese Shop on Northgate Street. Only a small shop, but a huge selection of (mostly) British and Irish cheeses from small, craft producers. Wonderful for a special occasion or occasional treat.

I fully endorse CC's choices. Especially Bourne's Cheshire, I only get it occasionally when I see them at shows as it is not available in any shops near me.

They cancelled the Nantwich show this year which also has the largest International Cheese competition running alongside the show. While the cheese competition continued the show did not and I could not justify going just for the cheese especially as there was no car parking, it was all underwater or pretty close to it. Otherwise I would have gorged myself on all the free samples and spent all my money on cheese.

 

[Racers]

Cheddar, Black bomber or Lincolnshire Poacher
Besrkswell is a hard goats cheese it’s nutty and very nice and +1 for Yarg.

Pete

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Is that +1 for Yarg or +1 for my comment on it? :lol:

 

[treeturner123]

Really sad that you are not nearer to Gloucester as this Artisan Company produces excellent Vegetarian cheeses.

http://www.godsellscheese.com

BTW I seem to recollect that there is no restriction on making Double Gloucester but Single Gloucester must be made from milk from Gloucester Cows

Phil

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Maybe we're used to poor quality factory produced cheeses? If I had to eat Wensleydale or Cheshire, judging by the ones all the ones I've ever tried I'd never eat cheese again.

 

[woodbloke66]

Unfortunately I'm off cheese and all dairy (I've even changed to 'red top' milk :shock: ) as I'm cutting right back on sat fats etc, but I do miss a bit of cheddar that takes off the top of your mouth! - Rob

 

[NickM]

Tunworth is a lovely English camembert (made in a Hampshire village near me). It's also wonderful baked.

 

[Bm101]

Cornish Blue.

I think I saw that video. Proper job.