Wensleydale
A cheese from
United Kingdom
Wensleydale cheese is a cheese produced in the town of Hawes in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. There are five main types:
- Real Yorkshire Wensleydale is usually shaped into a variety of weights in a range of moulds from a small flat disc known as a “truckle” that is highly pressed, and preserved in wax, to several larger cheeses—it is a mild cheese with an acidic-honeyed flavour
- Mature Wensleydale is a harder, more highly-flavoured version of the Real Yorkshire Wensleydale and highly prized by cheese connoisseurs
- Extra Mature Wensleydale the strongest Wensleydale cheese, matured for nine months
- Blue Wensleydale has blue veins and is produced in range of sizes. It is highly flavoured but less salty than the classic British blue Stilton
- Oak Smoked Wensleydale is cold smoked to produce a cheese with a special tang and texture
November 27th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Wensleydale, the paler, more interesting alternative to mainstream Cheddar. Like fancying Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands.
November 27th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Wensleydale is also made with berries mixed in – particularly cranberries. The Wensleydale with blueberry by Marks and Spencer is a favourite of mine, tastes like cheesecake made entirely of cheese.
December 1st, 2009 at 4:27 pm
No crackers, Gromit! We’ve forgotten the crackers