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cheshire cheese (dict)
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Cheshire Cheese Cheshire | | Production Area | Cheshire, England | | Milk | Cow | | Pasteurized | ? | | Texture | Dense and crumbly | | Fat content | ? | | Protein content | ? | | Dimensions/weight | ? | | Aging time | ? | | Certification | None | Cheshire cheese is the one of the oldest recorded cheeses in British history and is referred to in the Domesday Book. It is produced in Cheshire, England, and the neighbouring counties of Clwyd and Shropshire. It is a dense and crumbly cheese with a very sharp flavor derived from the area's abundant deposits of salt. It comes it three varieties: white, red (which has been dyed with annatto), and blue-veined (also known as Shropshire cheese). The blue-veined variety, which was once considered undesirable, is caused by mold penetration during aging. Cheshire cheese is considered by some to be a variety of Cheddar cheese, although cheshire cheese is not aged as long as most cheddars.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is an historic pub in London, located in an alley on Fleet Street. The name has been mimicked by other similar busniesses.
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