Tasty Lancashire
Tasty Lancashire is a mature English cow's milk cheese from the county of Lancashire. It is made by the same traditional method as Creamy Lancashire but aged from 12 weeks up to 24 months, which gives it a nutty taste.
Key Facts
| Country of Origin | England |
| Specific Origin | Lancashire, England |
| Milk Type | Cow's milk |
| Texture | Hard |
| Flavor | Nutty |
| Aroma | Rich |
| Colors | Pale yellow |
| Age | 12 weeks to 24 months |
What is Tasty Lancashire Cheese?
Tasty Lancashire is one of the three varieties of Lancashire, an English cow's milk cheese from the county of Lancashire. The other two are young Creamy Lancashire and Crumbly Lancashire, a later creation suited to mass production.
For centuries, Lancashire dairy farmers' wives made cheese from surplus milk. Small farms did not have enough milk in a single day to fill a cheese, so each day's milk was curdled and the curd was saved until there was enough. Two or three days' curd of differing maturity go into one cheese. No other British cheese is made that way.
Joseph Gornall of Garstang and Pilling, a county council employee, standardised the traditional method in the 1890s after visiting many Lancashire farms. His Gornall Patent Cheesemaker was sold between 1892 and 1919, and the recipe he settled on is still followed.
Tasty Lancashire follows that same method as Creamy Lancashire, but it is matured much longer, from 12 weeks to 24 months. The long ageing gives it a mature nutty taste.
Lancashire cheese is traditionally eaten with Eccles cakes and Chorley cakes.
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