It was $2 off here which is about as low as it’ll get in a small town store ?I've seen that here, never tried it though. Waiting to see that sticker, 30%off.
Could your Rutland Red also be called Red Leics? I noticed some of that in a store over here recently.No, but I do like a Westcombe cheddar!
We are in Leicestershire and members of Long Clawson Dairy, which is where our milk goes. They produce mainly stilton cheese which is another PDO protected product (it is also trade-marked so no matter what happens to EU protection post-Brexit they can't touch the stilton rules).
King of Cheeses. !
They also make a nice, nutty aged red Leicester-type cheese called Rutland Red as well as lots of added value blended cheeses and flavoured white stilton.
Nope, not made up at all. West country farmhouse cheddar is a style of cheddar, I think, made in a particular way. Not sure if it's DOP yet tho...Thanks for that piece of info. I had assumed it was something the wholesaler had made up. They have whole lines of in-house products that are re-named products from somewhere. This way if the name changes, or I go to a different store, I have a better idea of what else to look for.
it is an aged red Leicester cheese. Mass produced red Leicester can be a bit rubbery, there is a good farmhouse one made by Sparkenhoe, and then the Long Clawson one which they called Rutland Red. It is drier and with a deeper nutty flavour than a bog standard red Leicester (like a farmhouse cheddar compared with a bog standard one).Could your Rutland Red also be called Red Leics? I noticed some of that in a store over here recently.
I will say... To buy a good cheese you will have to pay out for it am afraid. Snowdonia i wouldnt bother with really. The other 2 you may have to go direct, as theyre artisanal producers. The price you pay for it maybe a little bit steep, but its worth it to try or have as a one off treat plus if you order from the first guy on sight you may even be able to look at the animals it comes from. Nothing like seeing where its produced and who produced it.I did wonder about Snowdonia as there seems to be quite a bit of it here, not like most imports. Big business does tend to lose the uniqueness of a product when it takes over. I've never tried it, still waiting for that 30% off sticker.
I will definatly keep an eye out for the other two on the shelves.
I do appreciate the information.
Canada do also have some amazing cheesesI just do the "on sale" for the initial try and taste. Then if I don't like it I'm not out so much money. The West Country Farmhouse Cheddar is 5.40 pounds for 200 grams over here. I've since bought it at regular price because I do like it.
I've been thinking about trying to acquire some of these cheeses, but first I have to make enquiries with Canada Customs on importing them. We have a quota system here which may also come into play as well.
It's not likely I'll ever get to see these lads, I'm not too keen on flying.