Stilton Cheese

STILTON CHEESE "I fancy that Stilton is the best cheese of its type in the world" George Orwell from his essay, "In Defence of English Cooking". "Stiltons, with the exception that they make no noise, are more trouble than babies." Stilton cheese maker, 19th century. INTRODUCTION Stilton is very much like Marmite - you either love it or hate it!! There are in fact various types of Stilton cheese – there is Blue Stilton, White Stilton and fruit flavoured Stilton – like apricot or blueberry, but for this review I am discussing which is the most famous Stilton, and my favourite cheese – Blue ... more

For the purposes of this opinion I should be grateful if you would pop a cd into your player of traditional greek bouzouki players. Those of you who are without benefit of such an album should hum along while you read or ask a member of the family or next-door neighbour to sing to you for the duration. The reason for this strange request, as some of you may have already realised, is that it is nigh on impossible to think about any sort of cheese without Monty Python's 'cheese emporium' sketch. Imagine if you will that I am Michael Palin and this is my cheese emporium. Hmm, if this opinion is ... more

What makes a cheese great? it's not simply how good it tastes but rather like a fine wine it's the subtlety and depth of flavour that reflects the amount of care and time that has been spent in making it. In this regard Stilton fit the bill. >>>>A BRIEF HISTORY>STILTON TODAY ... more

I do like chocolate. I love it. But I also love cheese. As I love all chocolate, just about, so do I love all cheese, just about. And, as with chocolate, with cheese I have my favourites. Stilton is one of them. What a lovely cheese it is. It's just so grand somehow. So creamy and veined and marbled with that brown, textured rind. It just looks so good sitting there on your cheese board, so, well, so smart and refined and, well, grand. It’s a proper cheese. It looks like a really good, proper cheese. Even the colours are strong but muted. It has good taste. (Oh my lord, I got so carried away I ... more

France has its beloved Camembert,Holland is,of course, renowned for Gouda and Edam,Italy produces Romano and Parmesan,Greece is proud of Feta but England too is home to a number of wonderful cheeses,with pride of place going to the "King of Cheeses", Stilton,a truly wonderful cheese. For starters what actually is cheese? Well it is any product made from the concentrated curd of milk; the curd can be formed through the action of the rennet or by means of lactic acid. Cheese was among the first manufactured foods and basically can be categorized into two basic types: hard and soft.The difference ... more