UK Cheeses - some famous, some not Quiz | Hobbies

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1. One of the most well known and popular UK cheeses is Cheddar. It's not one of my favourites, due to its somewhat sharp taste that makes my nose sweat. However, do you know in the making of this cheese, which animal's milk is used?

Answer: cow

This cheese melted is great on toast, with Worcester sauce and a little black pepper. It is produced using cows' milk. The name Cheddar is associated with a village known as Cheddar, located in Somerset, in the Southwest of England. On the edge of the village, you would find a very popular tourist attraction known as Cheddar Gorge.

2. This next cheese is produced from not one animal's milk, but two. Known as Sharpham Savour, which two animals' milk combined makes this cheese?

Answer: cow and goat

Combining unpasteurized cows' milk and goats' milk produces the Sharpham Savour, originating from Totnes which can be found in the county of Devon in England. It is a semi-hard cheese. The cows' milk obtained is from Jersey cows.

3. Lancashire cheese has three available varieties to choose from, creamy, crumbly, and which other?

Answer: rich

Lancashire cheese is also produced with a rich taste. All three varieties are made with cows' milk. As the name suggests, the cheese is produced in the county of Lancashire which is located in the North West of England.

4. The cheese named, "Ailsa Craig" after an island situated off the Southern Ayrshire coast of Scotland is made using which animal's milk?

Answer: goat

The Ailsa Craig cheese is produced by using goat milk. The full fat milk is pasteurised and uniquely moulded to resemble the shape of the island. Ailsa Craig, also known as the granite jewel of the Firth of Clyde, is an unpopulated island, and home to one of the biggest gannet colonies.

5. Gloucester cheese has been produced from the sixteenth century. Which animal is the milk obtained from to produce this cheese?

Answer: cow

This cheese was originally produced from the nearly extinct Gloucester cattle from the sixteenth century. There is a double and single version of this cheese; both have a hard texture, but the single is more crumbly and contains less fat. In regards to the shape of the cheese, both are round. The yellow colour of double Gloucester can be attributed to a flower called Lady's Bradshaw.

6. Yarg is produced in which UK county?

Answer: Cornwall

Yarg is a unique cheese produced in Cornwall. This cheese is produced from cows' milk, and is wrapped in nettle leaves. It was first produced in the 1980s. Yarg is Gray spelt backwards and Alan and Jenny Gray reputedly found this recipe dating back to the seventeenth century.

7. A cheese produced in the south of the UK, Devon County, in Ashprington uses which animal's milk?

Answer: Ewe

A thin rinded cheese which is soft in consistency, and uses a vegetarian rennet, is known as "Breenleigh Blue", which is made from ewes' milk, following the pasteurisation process.

8. Being completely handmade in Errington farm located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, the Lanark Blue is made from which one of the following animals?

Answer: sheep

The Lanark Blue cheese is made from unpasteurised ewes' milk, which is taken from the manufacturer's own herd of Lacaune ewes. The cheese is matured for six weeks in moist, stone buildings, then that extends for eight months as the sheep are only milked from January until September. To create the blue vein in this cheese a fungus, Penicillium roqueforti, is used that can also be found in Danish Blue cheese, Stilton and other blue cheeses.

9. In a coating of black wax, this cheese known as the "Little Black Bomber" is manufactured within the Snowdonia area of Wales and uses which animal's milk?

Answer: cow

The "Little Black Bomber" produced as an extra mature cheddar is made from cows' milk. It is a hard cheese with its texture being smooth and creamy. This popular cheese has a full flavoured strong taste, which is suitable for lacto-vegetarians. The "Little Black Bomber" in 2007 was awarded a bronze medal at the World Cheese Award competition.

In 2010, it picked up a silver medal at the Nantwich International Cheese Show.

10. "Little Wallop" in wrapped in a vine leaf and tastes strong, nutty and with a tang. Which animal produces the milk for this cheese?

Answer: Goat

This cheese, produced in Somerset in the Southwest of the UK made from goats' milk. As it matures, the cheese oozes so it's definitely not one for the cheeseboard. Prior to being encased by a vine leaf, this cheese is washed in Somerset Cider Brandy.

Source: Author tweedle2

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UK Cheeses - some famous, some not Quiz

Cheese is such a versatile food, it can be eaten hot or cold, raw or cooked. Let's take a look at some UK cheeses and see what we know.

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