A recent trip to Spain allowed me to discover some locally made cheeses, and one, in particular, stood out. It’s made by Quesos & Besos, a family-run business located at the eastern end of the southern Sierra Morena mountain range in Andalusia. Milk
Top Ten - Our current favourite Canadian cheeses. Origin: Canada of course! Milk Type: Cow, goat, and sheep. It’s time for the National Wine Awards of Canada, and we’ll be thinking about the best of the best from Canada’s
It’s great to focus on wine-friendly cheeses occasionally, and what better reason than the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Of course, I’m a firm believer in pairing however you like, but personally, I have a few things I always look
Transhumance is an amazing and ancient tradition whose rewards are enjoyed by consumers in the form of tasty mountain cheeses. A French word that comes from the Latin words, 'trans', 'across' and "humus', 'ground' it's the practice of taking herds
Raw cow's milk cheese from northwestern Italy. Cheese Name: Toma Piemontese Origin: Piemonte, Italy Milk Type: Raw cow’s milk Style: Semi firm, with a natural rind Description: Toma Piemontese is a semi firm cheese made in
A flavourful and approachable washed rind cheese. Cheese Name: Langres AOP Origin: Champagne, France Milk Type: cow’s milk – raw or pasteurized Style: Langres is a soft, strong, washed rind cheese. Description: Langres
It’s been an interesting past 12 months in the food industry. With labour shortages across the country, and transportation costs skyrocketing, we’ve already started to see some price increases in 2022, with more to come. So, what better
It’s always fun at this time to think back over the things we enjoyed about the past year. Although we had some transportation issues locally and some unexpected situations with imports, we still managed to have a rotation of delicious cheeses in
Now that the holidays are approaching, and we can see a few of our friends, I thought I'd talk about my favourite way to build a nice cheese platter. I tend towards the theory that 'less is more' for cheese selections as in less selection, slightly
These aren’t descriptors of the taste of cheese, as those are much more subjective. The glossary series will contain terms describing the science, care, and preparation of cheese. This will come in handy to describe what you’re looking for
Cheese Name: Bleu d’Auvergne Origin: Auvergne, France Milk Type: Pasteurized or unpasteurized cow’s milk Style: Creamy blue veined cheese Description: Bleu d’Auvergne is an AOP designated cheese from the South-Central area
A new affordable addition to your cheddar repertoire. Cheese Name: Tickler Origin: UK / Canada Milk Type: Cow’s milk Style: Aged Cheddar Description: Tickler is a relatively new cheese, developed in the UK. The cheese is made
What's trending in cheese now (hint, truffle). Cheese Trends: This has been an amazing, puzzling year. None of us could have predicted the chaos that would ensue during the Covid pandemic. It changed all of our habits, including work, travel, socializing
A tasty cheddar substitute, so to speak, for your Holiday entertaining is White Fox. It looks like cheddar but it comes with more gravitas. Cheese Name: White Fox Origin: Made by Belton Farms in Shropshire, UK. Milk Type: Pasteurized
This is the perfect weather for a glass of Port and a slice of Saint Agur. Cheese Name: Saint Agur Origin: Saint Agur is made by the Compagnie Fromagère de la Vallèe l’Ance in the town of Beauzac in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
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