Stilton

For the purposes of this opinion I should be grateful if you would pop a CD into your player of traditional Greek bazouki players. Those of you who are without benefit of such an album should hum along while you read or ask a member of the family or next-door neighbour to sing to you for the duration. The reason for this strange request, as some of you may have already realised, is that it is nigh on impossible to think about any sort of cheese without Monty Python's 'Cheese Emporium' sketch. Imagine if you will that I am Michael Palin and this is my cheese emporium. Hmm, if this opinion is to get anything other than a NU rating it is at this ...

Stilton Blue Vein Cheese is the King of Cheeses. This is MY favourite cheese. To my taste buds it is the most superior of cheeses. This cheese should be on every cheese board, preferably served at about 20 degrees centigrade. I prefer it accompanied by quality crackers or perhaps traditional plum loaf and by any wine, (just experiment). This place Stilton, where is it? Actually it is about 80 miles north of London on the old Great North Road. In the 18th century it was the first staging point for coaches on the road north. Here horses could be changed and light refreshments taken. (A sort of motorway services!). Cooper Thornhill, an East Midlands entrepreneur, ...

What makes a cheese great, it's not simply how good it tastes but rather like a fine wine it's the subtlety and depth of flavour that reflects the amount of care and time that has been spent in making it. In this regard Stilton fit the bill. >>>>A BRIEF HISTORY<<<< Stilton was first produced in the 18th century in the Melton Mowbray area also famous for other gastronomic delights (pork pies). There is a village called Stilton (just south of Peterborough) but although the cheese takes its name from here no cheese was ever produced in the village. Due to the strategic position of Stilton it became a convenient stop for coaches and ...