Best British Cheeses

[philmophlegm]

Here's an interesting article with the author's take on Britain's Ten Best Cheeses.

Here's his top ten:

• Appleby's Cheshire
• Beauvale
• Berkswell
• Cornish Yarg
• Keen's Cheddar
• Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
• Stichelton
• Stinking Bishop
• Ticklemore
• Tunworth

It's a pretty good list. I didn't know about Stichelton, but it sounds interesting. I always think that Yarg is overrated though. Beauvale and Ticklemore may well have made my list.

To that list, I'd want to add:

• Westcombe or Montgomery Cheddar (the other two proper cheddars, and I feel slightly superior to Keen's)
• Sharpham - a very soft, brie-like cheese. Ideally left to mature until it can be eaten with a spoon.
• Elmhirst - like Sharpham, but with added cream. Possibly my favourite cheese.
• Cremet - a bit like Elmhirst, but using goats' milk.
• Shepherds Purse Mrs Bell's Blue - very strong, very sharp (especially when mature) blue cheese.
• Laverstoke Park Farm Buffalo Mozzarella - excellent mozzarella made by the 1979 Formula 1 World Champion. (Yes, really.)
• Cropwell Bishop Stilton - you can't beat a stilton for melting.
• Vulscombe - creamy soft goats' milk cheese.

Anyone else like to suggest a cheese?