Tag Archive | blue cheese
Baron hopes Oxford Blue cheese change will not be in “vein”
A new blue cheese will soon be made in Oxford, England… by a Frenchman! “Oxford Blue cheese is to be made here in the county for the first time. And its creator, a French-born baron, believes it could one day rival Stilton. Almost 20 years after coming up with the idea for a soft and creamy […]
Cheese blues: Stilton under threat as young steer clear of mould
Try it, you’ll LIKE IT! “Blue Stilton cheese is under threat – because young people are afraid to eat the mould. Sales have fallen among younger people, with most buyers nearing middle age. The Co-operative supermarket’s cheese buyer Mark Cloudy has urged TV chefs to use Blue Stilton to boost its popularity with youngsters. He […]
Harbourne Blue
I follow dozens of cheesemakers from around the world via a variety of social media, emails etc. Hardly an hour goes buy of late that I don’t see a new post with cute newborn goats or sheep. ‘Tis the season. So when I ran across Ticklemore’s Harbourne Blue, a firm, dense goat’s milk blue from […]
Point Reyes Farmstead Bay Blue right-on
Janet Fletcher’s ritual weekend review is a new Blue from Point Reyes. Although it is thrilling to observe the energy and enthusiasm among America’s new cheese makers, I’m most impressed by the producers with a marketing strategy. These folks realize that the public is probably not clamoring for their next inspiration. They know they need […]
French food giants leave makers of cheese feeling blue – Telegraph
While we experience a bit of growth in the artisan and farmstead market in the US, France has been losing traditional cheeses at a rather alarming pace. Here’s the story of one such plight: “The plight of the ancient blue-veined cheese from the central Loire department has become a symbol of an ill gnawing at […]
Valdeón – Don’t be afraid
Gray Deceiver When I was picking up this cheese from the shop the other day a stranger next to me with the air of Mr. Knowitall approached me and said, “Don’t buy that.” I’m game so I asked what he was on about. “It’s gone bad… clearly, it’s all… moldy… and…. GRAY.” “Yes. Yes it […]
The secret to why the French live longer – Roquefort cheese
I have creamy Valdeón on hand… does that count?? More reasons in support of good, healthy, well-made real foods defying the doctors. You get the feeling that we’re bound to come full cycle back to eating small. local and well… if we can just get out of our own way. “Eating Roquefort cheese could help […]
Stinky blue? You bet your Y. lipolytica!
Researchers at the University of Northampton have discovered the scientific reason why the aroma of blue cheese is so enhanced. “Dr Kostas Gkatzionis, a researcher in the School of Health at the University of Northampton, teamed up with researchers at the University of Nottingham, for the £53,000 study, which was funded by the Food and […]
Fromager d’Affinois Blue
Let’s get something clear right up front: this cheese is a fatty… an oozing, sumptuous, sticky, spreadable, rich… fatty of a cheese. 60% fat in fact. And it has everything going for it. Bloomy rind like brie… Decadent like triple cream Brillat-Savarin but it’s actually a double. The richness is due to a little mechanical […]
