“Grana Padano”, a versatile Italian cheese – World Meanderings (n°107)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny With over 400 different cheeses Italy can boast a true cheese heritage and Grana Padano has a well-deserved prominent place...
High Weald Dairy update.
Last week I went to the Christmas Open Day at my friends’ dairy. I hadn’t seen Mark and Sarah since I went to their Cheese-making Day The High...
THERE’S MORE TO COULOMMIERS THAN CHEESE
By Ann Evans Follow me on Twitter: If you like Brie cheeses, then you’ll have heard of Coulommiers soft cheese. However, there’s more to Coulommiers...
Make Your Own Cheese; It’s Easier than You Think!
I was lucky to get a place on Mark and Sarah Hardy’s Saturday Cheese-making Course as they fill up very quickly! There were seven of us on the Course...
Love your Leftovers – Blue Cheese
Tangy, ripe and deeply savoury there is no doubt that it is an acquired taste, but there is no denying its ability to pep up sauces, add depth to...
The Traditional Cheese Bearers at Alkmaar
By Wendy Hughes Photographs by Conrad Hughes The cheese market at Alkmaar is a must for anyone visiting the town in north Holland. Its unique history dates back to 1365...
PARMA A CITY OF INTELLECTUAL CITIZENS, HAM AND CHEESE
By Wendy Hughes Parma is an aristocratic city where the word ‘culture’ is spoken frequently. Every day Parma prints enough newspapers to supply almost one to every five...
VALLIERA, A GHOST MOUNTAIN VILLAGE RE-AWAKENING!
When we had to change from the coach to cars in the Italian mountain village of Colletto, I should have been prepared for what was coming – but...