There is a well known saying, 'no pain, no gain' and that will be ringing true in the minds of Milk Link’s 1,600 producers, who are on the brink of reaping just reward for 12 years of loyalty and investment.Interesting cheese facts from BCB
The British Cheese Board (BCB) is a promotional and educational body for cheese. It aims to increase awareness of cheese in the UK, and cheese made by its members, in particular, as part of a healthy, balanced diet. Here, BCB gives us some interesting facts about British cheese:
- Most Shropshire Blue is not actually made in Shropshire, but in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
- Cheshire is one of the oldest British cheeses. It dates back to Roman times and even gets a mention in the Domesday Book
- Cornish Yarg came from a recipe found in a farmer’s attic - his name was Mr Gray (Yarg spelt backwards)
- Caerphilly was traditionally eaten by Welsh coal miners for their lunch
- White mould cheeses such as Brie and Camembert ripen from the outside in, due to the action of the white mould, which is sprayed onto the cheese
- Coloured cheeses, such as Red Leicester, get their red colouring from Annatto, a natural flavourless vegetable extract from the seed of the South/Central American Aciote tree
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