Appleby's Cheshire (2024)

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A traditional cloth-bound unpasteurised Cheshire cheese, made by the Appleby family since 1952.

B Suitable for Pregnant Women R Raw Milk

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Winner of 'Gold' at the World Cheese Awards 2018

Appleby's Cheshire cheese is a unique, complex Cheshire, with a crumbly texture and a zesty, full-bodied and tangy flavour.

Cheshire is in fact Britain’s oldest cheese, having been made since before Roman times. It was recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086.

For hundreds of years, Cheshire cheese was more famous than Cheddar cheese, but more recently it has fallen from grace, and today only the Appleby family make traditional, farmhouse, raw milk, cloth-bound Cheshire cheese, using milk from their own herd of cows.

For three generations now, at Hawkstone Abbey Farm in Shropshire, they have been using the recipe that Lucy Appleby took from her time at Reaseheath College in 1952.

Appleby’s Cheshire is still made using the unpasteurised morning and evening milk from Paul Appleby’s farm. The Appleby’s land extends to the salt plains of the Cheshire marshes, which add a unique saline flavour and mineral quality to the milk.

Paul and his cheese-maker Gary Gray add traditional starters to the milk, and let the acidity rise gradually to form the curds. Annatto, a traditional neutral colouring, is introduced to give a pale orange colour to the cheese. A long process of cutting, blocking, tearing and milling curds is then carried out, before the cheeses are pressed into their traditional form, and matured for anywhere between six weeks and six months.

* This is a hand-made, artisan cheese, which may contain naturally occurring blue veins. These are normal and intrinsic to the nature of this type of cheese and add to its character. We think they taste good too!

*A whole Appleby's Chershire weighs approximately 8kg.Smaller weights are a cut of a whole cheese.

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Country of Origin British Isles
Milk Variety Cows'
Style of Cheese Hard
Vegetarian No
Organic? No
Suitable For Pregnant Women? No
Ingredients Raw cows' milk, salt, animal rennet and annatto.
Nutritional Info (per 100g) Energy 1778KJ , 429Kcal | Fat 36.6g, of which saturated 23.2g | Carbohydrate 1.5g, of which sugars <0.1g | Protein 23.4g | Salt 1.26g
Allergen Advice

For allergens see ingredients in bold.

Keep refrigerated below 8°. Please eat within 10 days of receipt.

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Freshly cut & wrapped

We unashamedly source, care for and sell the best cheese, because that is what we believe in. Our trained cheesemongers cut every piece to order, by hand, and wrap it in our waxed paper. We do this because it is the most respectful way to treat this precious food.

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Appleby's Cheshire (2024)

FAQs

What does Appleby's Cheshire taste like? ›

A well-balanced raw milk cheese boasting rich mineral flavours upfront, a juicy acidity and the succulent yet crumbly texture that is so characteristic of a classic Cheshire.

Can you still get Cheshire cheese? ›

Appleby's Cheshire is still made using the unpasteurised morning and evening milk from Paul Appleby's farm. The Appleby's land extends to the salt plains of the Cheshire marshes, which add a unique saline flavour and mineral quality to the milk.

Does Cheshire cheese melt? ›

A good place to start, Lightbody suggests, are “those slightly forgotten territorial or place-name cheeses from around the UK”, such as cheshire. Designed to be eaten relatively young, they have higher acidity and moisture, which as we now know result in a nice melt.

How to eat cheshire cheese? ›

citrus, at its best with egg dishes, baking or even. crumbled over fresh fruit and the cheese that started. it all for Belton Farm, way back - Plus because it melts.

What cheese is similar to Cheshire cheese? ›

Lancashire in its crumbly form is more alike to Cheshire or Wensleydale. These are cheeses with pale colour, light crumbly textures and mellow tastes. These cheeses tend to be younger white cheeses.

What type of cheese is Cheshire? ›

Cheshire is a cheese characterized by its moist, crumbly texture and mild, salty taste. While some consider it a form of Cheddar, it is quite different both in texture and taste.

What is the rarest cheese ever? ›

That honor goes to pule cheese (or magareći sir), a rare cheese produced in Zasavica Donkey Reserve in west central Serbia.

What is the oldest cheese still produced? ›

Conciato Romano is the oldest cheese in the world. Mentioned by Pliny as well as Martial, it has been made in the Caserta region since the days of the Samnites, before they were subjugated by the Romans. But these days it's not a cheese for everyone, as we are no longer accustomed to such powerful odors and flavors.

How long does Cheshire cheese last in the fridge? ›

Most of our cheese will last up to 3 months if kept in the fridge.

Why is Cheshire cheese orange? ›

The truth is, milk does not contain a naturally occurring orange pigment, and therefore cheese in its natural state is a white or yellowish colour. The cheese obtains it orange colour hues by the addition of a yellow-orange carotenoid called annatto.

Is Cheshire cheese salty? ›

Cheshire cheese is dense and semi-hard, and is defined by its moist, crumbly texture and mild, salty taste.

Why is Cheshire cheese crumbly? ›

In the cheesemaking process of crumblies, their drainage is a slower procedure and, in turn, decalcifies the cheeses more, making their texture more crumbly than the quicker draining Cheddar recipe.

Can you freeze Cheshire cheese? ›

If freezing, unwrap the cloth and freeze on day of delivery. Defrost in the fridge. Once defrosted, keep refrigerated.

What is the taste of Cheshire cheese? ›

Cheshire cheese has a slightly salty flavor, owing to the characteristics of the area's soil, which has a high concentration of underlying bedrock salt. The salt and minerals make their way into the cheese via the grass eaten by the cherished cows which graze the region.

What is red Cheshire cheese? ›

Category: British Cheeses. Hand made by the Appleby family in Shropshire, this cheese is the UK's last Cheshire cheese made using the traditional calico bound method. Crumbly and flakey with a moist texture and depth of flavour, complemented by an acidic bite.

What does Chester's sauce taste like? ›

Chester's Sauce blends bold, tangy herbs and spices in a creamy base. Honey Mustard Sauce is a thick, creamy sauce flavored with mustard, honey, horseradish and spices. Buffalo Hot Sauce is a flavorful hot sauce with cayenne pepper notes and a smooth yet spicy flavor.

What food is Cheshire famous for? ›

Not in geography, nor in climate, but in that whenever people are asked to think of a food from these counties, they can usually only think of one thing. And in Cheshire, that is cheese. First officially recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 but made since Roman times, Cheshire Cheese is Britain's oldest named cheese.

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