Tag: English cheese

  • 8 Weeks of Celebration Cheeses: Week 6

    8 Weeks of Celebration Cheeses: Week 6

    It’s hard to believe that we’re now over halfway through the holiday season. Time flies when you’re having fun! This week’s celebration cheese is a no-brainer for a list like this. It is easily one of the best cheeses in the world, and it is always one of the best cheeses in my case. There…

  • Why Shropshire Gives Stilton a Run for its Money (and Yours)

    Why Shropshire Gives Stilton a Run for its Money (and Yours)

    Orange cheese has a bad rap right now. But not all orange cheese is created equal. As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, orange cheese came about in order to stop customers from exclusively choosing summer-milk cheeses over winter-milk cheeses. Since winter milk tends to be lighter in color and more subdued in flavor, and…

  • Shroud of Turin, or Shropshire?

    Shroud of Turin, or Shropshire?

    Cheezus smiled on me yesterday… I opened a new wheel of Shropshire from Neal’s Yard, and look what I found! A smiley face on a corner of the wheel’s beautiful natural rind. ☺ I already loved Shropshire, but I love this wheel the most.

  • Sunday Pun-Day: English Edition

    Sunday Pun-Day: English Edition

    This weekend’s collection of cheesy puns plays homage to the cheeses of the British Isles. Are they any good? You cheddar believe it! But don’t just take my word for it. Read on and decide for yourself.   ***   Why did cheese go on a diet? Because it needed to cheddar a few pounds.…