British Cheese - Possibly the Greatest Cheese in the World!

Our in-house foodie, Samantha Bardsley, previously posted a brilliant piece on some of Britain's culinary specialties (click here to read 'An English Winner Dinner'). As this post received some great feedback from our readers, we thought we would narrow this subject down to the dairy delight, cheese!

The French tend to get most recognition for their cheese, but most experienced cheese eaters will agree that Britain provides even better. Included in the 700 cheeses that Britain has to offer, we have:

Bath Blue

Barkham Blue
Blue Monday (named after the song by New Order)
Buxton Blue (Protected Designation of Origin, currently not produced[1])
Cheshire Blue
Cornish Blue
Devon Blue
Dorset Blue Vinney
Dovedale (Protected Designation of Origin)
Exmoor Blue (Protected Geographical Indication)
Harbourne Blue
Lanark Blue, Scotland
Lymeswold no longer produced.
Oxford Blue
Shropshire Blue
Stichelton
Stilton (Protected Designation of Origin)
Blue Wensleydale
Yorkshire Blue

My personal favorite has to be Stinking Bishop. When you're next in Oxford, head to The Oxford Cheese Shop in the Covered Market, just below OISE Oxford, and pick up some Stinking Bishop and crackers, and enjoy!

Pick your cutlery carefully..

Presentation can make all the difference to how appealing a plate of food can be. Something that has noticeably taken a while to prepare, whether it be the food itself, or how it is presented, always seems more enticing than a slap up meal.  A group of Oxford University students have recently revealed that it is not only the presentation that makes a difference, but that food actually tastes differently depending on type of cutlery that is used, be it the material, shape and/or colour.

'Cheese tastes saltier when eaten from a knife rather than a fork; while white spoons make yoghurt taste better, experiments show.' '"Even before we put food into our mouths our brains have made a judgment about it, which affects our overall experience", said Prof Charles Spence and Dr Vanessa Harra.

Fascinating, don't you think?

Click on the image below to read more:

Source: bbc.co.uk/news