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Item: Wensleydale
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Country United Kingdom
Region Yorkshire
Type Traditional, farmhouse, hard
Description Wensleydale cheese is a cheese produced in the town of Hawes in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. There are five main types:

Real Yorkshire Wensleydale is usually shaped into a variety of weights moulds ranging in size from a small flat disc known as a "truckle" that is highly pressed, and preserved in wax, to several larger cheeses—it is a mild cheese with an acidic-honeyed flavour

Mature Wensleydale is a harder, more highly-flavoured version of the Real Yorkshire Wensleydale and highly prized by cheese connoisseurs

Extra Mature Wensleydale the strongest Wensleydale cheese, matured for nine months

Blue Wensleydale has blue veins and is produced in range of sizes. It is highly flavoured but less salty than the classic British blue Stilton

Oak Smoked Wensleydale is cold smoked to produce a cheese with a special tang and texture
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Total: 2 Latest: 12/06/2010 00:24:26 by Somnambulist

reviewed by Somnambulist
00:24:26 | 12 Jun 2010
Gromit's not the only one
I LOVE Wensleydale. It's crumbly, creamy, tangy and begs you to eat more and more and more. My vizsla doesn't look like Gromit, but he does agree. Woof!
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reviewed by Daddy Papersurfer
18:41:51 | 3 Jun 2010
Grommit ....
... would approve ....... yummy
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Recent comments in Sparkly Aph's Top 100 Cheeses

Ahh perfect for a Saturday evening treat :-p
Somnambulist 08:56:08 | 5 Nov 2011
And very good with a bit of quince jelly. Yum!
OrangePeel 10:48:51 | 24 Feb 2011
Great with a glass of Rijoa!
Somnambulist 08:01:57 | 24 Feb 2011
I have to say on second try this cheese is addictive!!
Jo Pearce 08:04:12 | 15 Feb 2011
Adding to my favorites to remind me to get this...
sTubbuLon5 10:55:51 | 13 Feb 2011
Unusual... and excellent!
Somnambulist 09:10:16 | 13 Feb 2011
The best cheese in the world - apparently......got to say it is rather good...
Jo Pearce 09:05:03 | 13 Feb 2011
This is gorgeous, try it if you dare.......
Jo Pearce 08:22:25 | 22 Jan 2011
Is there any left?!
DJ 07:47:21 | 20 Jan 2011
If you can't make it to Switzerland then the Teddington Cheese Shop is a good bet...This cheese is absolutely delicious.
Sparkly Aph 07:12:02 | 20 Jan 2011
You don't HAVE to go to Switzerland for this, but le Cantonale Vaudoise is so beautiful, it's a good excuse!
Somnambulist 12:03:47 | 19 Jan 2011
A personal favourite... the smellier and runnier the better!!
Somnambulist 09:34:09 | 7 Nov 2010
Just have to reiterate how absolutely delicious this cheese is. It puts many other cheddars to shame......order it on the net if you can't find it locally and take it as a gift when going to dinner instead of wine
Sparkly Aph 08:51:29 | 7 Nov 2010
It could be..........x:-p
Jo Pearce 08:57:00 | 16 Oct 2010
Ooh... is it on the menu for the weekend?!
Somnambulist 07:51:17 | 16 Oct 2010
One of the best cheeses available, leave it out for a good few hours before serving, then grab a spoon and dive in!
Jo Pearce 14:54:03 | 15 Oct 2010
That's a travesty, my dear. Wensleydale is the King of cheeses!
Winston 14:46:30 | 11 Aug 2010
Sorry to knock it off the top but it's not as good as Blacksticks!
Jo Pearce 10:58:55 | 11 Aug 2010
Euwgggghhhhh
Jo Pearce 10:29:53 | 11 Aug 2010
*watching* - it's good to stalk .....
Daddy Papersurfer 19:14:50 | 6 Jul 2010
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