The Cheese Lovers' Thread

[TheDoctor]

Hartington creamery is still very much active (it did close in 2009 and reopened in 2012, by former employees, which maybe your confusion. I'm also it sure if its same site or down the road?

The Stilton PDO restrictions limited Stiltons production to the counties of Leics, Notts and Derbyshire. you can't produce Stilton in Stilton (the village in Cambridgeshire, from which it take s it name)

Stilton cheese was sold at the Bell in Stilton. But yes, not made there.
I must ride to Melton Mowbray sometime. It's the only way I can justify what I'll eat when I get there

 

[figbat]

I'm going to NZ for Christmas, and taking Stilton with me.
NZ seriously needs to have a word with itself about cheese...

Make sure to declare it on arrival or we may be seeing you in an episode of “Border Force”.

 

[TheDoctor]

Yes - Biosecurity get very unhappy if you don't tell them about things.
As long as it's commercially packed it's fine, so I'll hit a supermarket just before I go.

 

[mistyoptic]

I picked up two pieces of "Abondances" on yellow sticker in Tesco yesterday.

Never had it before, but it's a mountain cheese from the Haute Savoie region. Will be interesting to see what it's like.

Bought that at the Cheese Show last year. Very nice

 

[Reynard]

Well, since the Abondance has had the thumbs up from a couple of sources, I shall look forward to partaking.

 

[vickster]

Ive just thought of another - how about cambozola? A cross between gorgonzola and camembert.

Yep have that quite often already