Farmhouse Red Leicester
Red Leicester, formerly known as Leicester or Leicestershire cheese is a traditional hard English cheese made from unpasteurised cow’s milk. The history of cheese dates back to the 17th century when farmers recognized the need to make and look at their cheeses apart from cheese made in other parts of the country. They decided that the colour of the cheese should denote its richness and creaminess. To set it apart from cheddar and highlight the quality of cheese, Leicester is coloured with a vegetable dye called annatto. The rind is reddish-orange with a powdery mould on it. The colour indicates...
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Red Leicester, formerly known as Leicester or Leicestershire cheese is a traditional hard English cheese made from unpasteurised cow’s milk. The history of cheese dates back to the 17th century when farmers recognized the need to make and look at their cheeses apart from cheese made in other parts of the country. They decided that the colour of the cheese should denote its richness and creaminess. To set it apart from cheddar and highlight the quality of cheese, Leicester is coloured with a vegetable dye called annatto. The rind is reddish-orange with a powdery mould on it. The colour indicates that the milk used has a high cream content. Today, only a couple of farms in Leicestershire make the cheese using the traditional method and raw milk.
- Made from unpasteurized cow's milk
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Region: Leicestershire
- Family: Cheddar
- Type: hard, artisan
- Fat content: 48%
- Texture: crumbly and dense,
- Rind: cloth wrapped
- Colour: Orange
- Flavour: burnt caramel, full-flavoured, sweet
- Aroma: rich
- Producers: Leicestershire Handmade Cheese Company
- Synonyms: Leicester, Leicestershire
Red Leicester is a hard cheese, similar to cheddar but much moister, crumblier with a milder flavour. It matures faster than cheddar and can be sold as young as two months. A good Leicester cheese can be identified by a firm body and a close, flaky texture. Though the cheese can be consumed young, to reach its optimum flavour, it should be allowed to mature for six to nine months. A good cheese tastes slightly sweet with an almost caramel flavour and builds up a more robust taste as it ages. The cheese suits a full-bodied white wine such as Muscadet, SancerreChenin Blanc and Vouvray.
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What if I need to return a product? If your items are faulty, we are more than happy to replace your product free of charge. Replacements are only accepted if the products are faulty, which is why we would require a picture of the unopened package within 48 hours of the receipt. Every time we sell, we carefully inspect before it is shipped to you.
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Please send us an email to info@dutchcheeseman.co.uk with a photograph attached, and we will ensure that your problems are dealt with accordingly
Why are my cheeses not the same weight as ordered?
As we cut all our cheeses by hand their can be a 10% margin between the weight ordered for every individual cheese, but the total weight of all the cheeses will be the amount ordered or above the total weight.
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