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Get your free copy27 January 2017, 06:49 AM
- Three cheese experts explain which soft and semi-soft cheeses are the most popular in their respective retailers, and the ones to look out for
“Some of our most popular British soft cheeses include Windrush (a fresh goats cheese), Tunworth (a cow’s milk cheese), Aldwych (a goats cheese); and Goats Curd. As far as Continental cheeses are concerned, popular sellers for us include Brie de Meaux, Epoisses and Brie with Truffles.”
Ros Windsor, Paxton & Whitfield
“Retailers should sell a good mixture of the ‘celebrity’ cheeses such as Vacherin, Brie de Meaux, Tunworth, etc. but also as many locally-made, interesting cheeses as possible. Britain needs these smaller producers to be encouraged and to have a route to market if they are to compete with the superstar celebrity cheese of the continent. We sell a lot of Whitelake cheeses under the Alex James Presents brand: Goddess, Little Wallop and we’ve just taken on a couple of gorgeous cheeses made by Wodehill in Bedfordshire: Chellington and Bayden Blue which are both wonderful and will sell really well because they’re unique in that they’re both mixed milk.”
Matt March-Smith, Pong Cheese
“I recently tasted a brand new cheese called St Bartholomew from a new dairy called Nettlebed Creamery. It is a washed-rind unpasteurised cow’s milk cheese with a traditional rennet that’s beautifully made with a lovely richness that is not harsh or bitter. I am hopeful that this cheese will be something of a superstar in the future. We also make our own Truffle Brie every week which is immensely popular.”
Patricia Michelson, La Fromagerie
