I love cheese and Wallace & Gromit. I love Wensleydale too but a crumbly or creamy Lancashire is right up there with Cantal, Canadian Cheddar and Manchego in my cheese nirvana and I haven’t even started on goat’s cheese yet.
After living in Andalucía for the past 3 years I had forgotten about the crumbly and creamy cheese produced in Lancashire, in fact there are three varieties: creamy, tasty and crumbly. Tasty is matured and the other two are young. Three short years and I had forgotten; how did that happen?
There’s evidence that Lancashire produced cheeses from the 13th century onwards and in the 1600s it was transported by river to London. Production and method was standardised in the 1890s and is still adhered to today.
And as my 5 days in Ramsbottom comes to an end then what better way to end it than with Lancashire creamy on toast. Perfect.
Lancashire cheese is a real treat in our house. Mt father in law brings a couple of packs over with him twice a year and they go straight in the freezer for a special occasion. That crumbly, almost sour goodness is to die for! Give me a couple of slices of that, a couple of slices of seriously strong cheddar, a sprinkling of olives, silverskin onions and mini pickles… and I’m in heaven.
Elle x
I have tasted exactly that green tea, same box, but….tasted me strange , was a friend’s gift .unfortunately I had to throw it to garbage because it was on expired date. What a pity isn’t it?