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Fantastic cheeses and where to find them

ATB123 said:
Ooooh I love cheese. I tend to buy mine from a local farm shop near me, but M&S sell Blacksticks Blue which is one of my favourite strong hard cheeses, as is Black Bomber which I buy from my butcher. Not a fan of mild cheeses at all.
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Ohhh so do we (husband diabetic for years but doesn't do anything to do with internet ) .. and we also prefer our cheeses to have some taste, not bland ..... local farm shop sells local grown meats, cheeses, etc etc and we have tried lots of unusual ones from there .... I am always happy to try some out ....yummy
 
Definitely booths for a good selection. Booths have supermarkets around the lakes.

Tebay services on the M6 as you go though the lakes are very good but expensive. There is a good cheese shop in Cartmel, on the south edge of the lakes. Keswick market is worth a look too.

around the 24th September there is usually a taste of cumbria market in Cockermouth with a number of good cheese stalls. Dates haven’t been announced for next year yet.
 
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Outlier said:
Doh! Just checked and it's Burland Bloom! Some days I shouldn't be allowed out without a minder - sorry!
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Outlier said:
Doh! Just checked and it's Burland Bloom! Some days I shouldn't be allowed out without a minder - sorry!
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No worries - OH and I both like a decent brie.

(Have to say, though, since the traffic on the Chichester by-pass, especially near John Lewis, has increased so much we rarely visit these days.)
 
Lakeslover said:
taste of cumbria market in Cockermouth with a number of good cheese stalls.
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Sounds great!
But they'll have to do it on the last weekend of september for it to possibly fit in my plans. I have to be in Liverpool on 5 oct, and I don't think I want to be away from home for longer than about 12 days.
 
LittleGreyCat said:
If you are prepared to cross to the East Coast then there is the Hawes Creamery in Wensleydale.
https://www.wensleydale.co.uk/
They also do tours and demonstrations of cheese making.
Just avert your gaze from the rich fruit cake!
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No choice but crossing from and to the East Coast, I'll be taking my car, and the ferry to the Netherlands is definitely on that side of your country.
Sounds very nice!
 
Pipp said:
Liverpool cheese company.

Liverpool Cheese Company – Providing cheese across the UK

liverpoolcheesecompany.com
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Oh my, are they expensive.
Still want to visit and spend my money though!
AndBreathe said:
Some Chicken Crackling to go with it? https://fossemeadows.com/product/chicken-skin/
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Looks like you have to magick the raw chicken skin into crackling yourself?

Still, any tips on how to do this? My neighbour has been asked to move some roosters from another neighbour to freezer camp, so chicken skins may be easily obtained in my near future!
 
Antje77 said:
Oh my, are they expensive.
Still want to visit and spend my money though!
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En route between Liverpool and Lake District you could stop at one of these places..

6 great Lancashire cheese producers

Whether it’s creamy, tasty or crumbly you prefer, these Lancashire cheese producers won’t let you down
www.greatbritishlife.co.uk

Or all of them. They are to blame for my taste for Lancashire cheeses.
 
Some of the pictures on these websites being posted are so filthy that admins are going to need to put age verification on this thread soon!
 
A short roadtrip from cheeseshop to cheeseshop sounds just about perfect!
I think I'm going to live on cheese during my holiday and only use my camping stove for coffee, much easier!

(Pic from last year's holiday in the UK, where I was the sole camper at The Fish at Wixford pub and camping.)


Paul_ said:
Some of the pictures on these websites being posted are so filthy that admins are going to need to put age verification on this thread soon!
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Do you mean the cheeses or the advertisements?
You know the advertisements are based on your search history, right?
 
I thought the last few cheeses I bought from a special were expensive, but the strength and flavour has lasted and we only need small amounts so it has lasted over time. The old quality v quantity saying.

Oh, and I've found an online supplier for my Swiss cheeses, and a neighbour to share the cost of delivery with. Happy days
 

It's actually pretty easy. A low oven to get some heat into the skins, then ramp it up and watch like a hawk. It doesn't take long.

In Thailand, pork, fish and chicken skins are all almost as available as potato crisps. Not all are GF though, which is annoying (for me).
 
I'll talk to my neighbour about chicken skins!
 
Antje77 said:
I'll talk to my neighbour about chicken skins!
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You need a fair amount of skin to make a decent snack though. It doesn't half shrink in the process. Season really well.

At that Farm I posted, you can buy skins in 500gr batches. GG was really looking forward to that, but didn't get around to it.
 
Another reason to make chicken skin crackling.
But I think I'll have to find my chicken skins on this side of the pond, I don't fancy driving around with half a kilo of raw chicken skins for a week!

I think the other neighbour has a fair amount of roosters so who knows. I'll just have to get over my squeamishness with handling raw meat, especilly chicken...
 
On the up side, chicken skin comes off really easily
 
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