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We are able to offer a full range of cheeses to your office. British Cheeses or a selection of Continental cheeses.

If you have any specific requirements please contact us and we will be delighted to help.

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Nutrients in Cheese

Cheese is a concentrated dairy product made from milk curds and has been consumed as part of the human diet for thousands of years.

Cheese naturally contains many nutrients including calcium,phosphorous protein fat soluble vitamins and B vitamins.

Numerous different cheeses are now available on the market and is one of the most versatile economical and nutritious food consumed within our diet.

The most famous British cheese is cheddar and most British cheese are hard pressed varieties although soft cheese such as cottage cheese are also popular.

Cheese is packed with the protein that we all need for growth and development.

Hard cheese is a source of calcium with a matchbox sized piece providing a third of a adults daily requirement for calcium.

Cheese is a source of vitamin b12 which you need for red blood cell formation.

Cheese is one of the most versatile foods around and can be used as a starter, a main course , or as a dessert  you can’t do that with many other foods.

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Continental cheese available:

  • Brie de meaux donge aoc
  • Munster
  • Eloisses
  • Camembert lait cru
  • Delice de Bourgogne
  • French goats log
  • Tomme de savoie
  • Roquefort coccinelle
  • Bleu d’auvergne
  • Parmiggiano reggiano
  • Gogonzola dulce
  • Buffalo mozzarella
  • Manchego
  • Gruyere
  • Appenzeller
  • Authentic feta
  • Halloumi
  • Gjetost
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English cheese

Cheese is enjoyed by 98% of households in England.

Cheddar is a clear favourite accounting for over 57% of the market and is bought regularly by 94% of households it is a hard cheese with a strong nutty taste.

Each day people in France , Italy ,Greece ,and Germany eat more than twice as much cheese per person as we do in England.[/column]
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The Romans Introduced cheeses to England

Cheddar originates from a village in western England also famous for its gorge

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Cheese varieties

English people have a great love for cheese and over 400 varieties of cheese are produced  in England , they all have unique flavour and textures the most common are the harder varieties such as cheddar , Stilton ,red leicester, Cheshire, and double Gloucester .[/column]
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Named after places

Many cheese are named after the place or area they are made in England.

These English cheeses include caerphilly,Cheshire ,derby, double Gloucester , Lancashire, Red Leicester , Stilton , and Wensleydale.[/column]

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Specialty cheese

Specialty cheese include the Cornish yarg which came from a recipe found in a book in a farmers attic his name was mr gray  yarg spelt backwards .
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How Cheese is made

Cheese is made from milk and it takes around 10 litres of milk to make 1kg of hard cheese. Cheese can be made from lots of different types of milk sheep’s milk and goats milk; most of the cheese eaten in the uk is made of cows’ milk.
Some cheese like mature cheddar are stored for one year or longer before they are ready to eat. They are kept in special rooms and sometimes even caves.
Cheshire is one of the oldest British cheeses. It dates from the roman times and even get a mention in the domesday book.[/column]

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