Mmm….cheese
Earlier this week, I went with a couple girls to a cheese tasting. It was a tutored tasting, which Neal’s Yard Dairy do near their shop there in Borough Market. A tutored tasting is where they give you a number of cheeses to taste, and they walk you through tasting them. At this one, they gave us an overview of where the cheese comes from, explained the process of making the cheese, and why the cheese you’re eating now tastes different from the cheese you ate before – among other things. I would hate to spoil the surprise if you were to go on your own!
It was a brilliant night. It’s not cheap, but it was pretty good value for money. We had ten good sized pieces of cheeses to try, plus red and white wine, artisanal bread, and other munchies which they were not stingy about at all. The picture below should give you an idea on portion size – that’s a fairly normal sized plate they’re on.
This tasting focused on mountain cheese. Going clockwise from 12 o’clock: Reblochon, St. Nectaire, Stillsitzer Steinsalz, Ossau-Iraty, Gruyere, Comte, Grand Jura, Kirkham’s Lancashire, Salers de Buron, Lincolnshire Poacher
Because I forgot my camera (yes, again, I know!), photo courtesy of Ruth, one of the nice girls I went with.
3 Comments »
emma on 01 Jun 2010 at 4:56 pm #
where could i buy grand jura cheese?
Charles on 01 Jan 2011 at 11:25 pm #
I don’t know where you stay, but we have Grande Jura cheese up in Glasgow, sold by a new cheesemonger on Byres Rd, in the west end. The name is George Mewes, and they have a website but not an online shop yet.Though you can contact them .Phone number: 0141 334 5900. Good luck.
PS They also stock an amazing range of other cheeses, from the UK, and the continent.
Jillian on 24 Jan 2011 at 8:38 pm #
Charles completely agree. I live 10 mins away from George Mewes but only found it 2 weeks ago. He recommended the Grand Jura Suisse on my first visit and a different (and tastier) take on Brie – Ardrahanan. They’re none to stingy on tasters either. I’ve already spent a fortune but look forward to spending more.