Cheddar
aged cow's-milk cheese · Cheese
5 varietiesTop 10 pairings
A firm, aged cow's-milk cheese from the English village of Cheddar, now the most-made hard cheese on Earth. Mild and buttery when young, it turns sharp, crumbly and almost crystalline after years of ageing.
Picking a good onedrag
Firm, clean cut face, tangySweating, cracked, rancid
Wrapped wedgeEveryday bestPregnant, over 65 or low immunity? Pick pasteurised, or heat it steaming hot.
Cut faceEven colour, face a shade duller
Smell at the cutTrue to its age, a little quieter