{"id":3765,"date":"2008-10-03T11:30:41","date_gmt":"2008-10-03T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2018-02-26T15:22:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T15:22:39","slug":"great-british-cheeses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/great-british-cheeses\/","title":{"rendered":"Great British Cheeses by Jenny Linford &#8211; review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text-element body\">This has got to be in my top ten books reviewed this year. If you love cheese you will not only like this book, you will need it, use it and probably take it with you on weekend trips away. Great British Cheeses by Jenny Linford is a veritable encyclopaedia of our finest cheeses. Irish Cheeses are also featured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/British%20Cheese.jpg\" alt=\"great british cheeses\" width=\"322\" height=\"454\" \/> The photography by Will Heap is marvellous with crisp detailed pictures of every cheese mentioned. There are over three hundred of those and that\u2019s a surprise. OK, so the French have a few more but their country is four times the size of the UK so I reckon that we are giving them a run for their money, not only in varieties per acre but also in quality.<\/p>\n<p>Jenny has campaigned for high-quality, independently produced food since 1991. She has written books, articles and restaurant reviews and has founded Gastro-Soho Tours offering guided tours of London\u2019s best cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>This volume is an education. A comprehensive look at not only the cheeses themselves but also a history of cheese making, types of cheese and buying and serving cheese. There are chapters on Fresh, Soft, Semi-Soft, Hard and Blue cheeses so it\u2019s easy to find just the type you are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>The information here is amazing. Y-Fenni (I do love this cheese although it\u2019s difficult to find outside South Wales) has a description of manufacture, texture and flavour, a location map and the picture. That\u2019s not all&#8230; Size \u2013 D18cm, H5cm, Weight 1.5kg, Shape \u2013 wheel, Milk \u2013 pasteurized cows, Rennet \u2013 vegetarian, Type \u2013 modern. Jenny doesn\u2019t tell us how many children the cheese producer has nor the names of the cows but I think those are the only omissions.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the three hundred cheeses included in this volume has the same in-depth profile. You can see why I consider Great British Cheeses to be one of the most informative cheese books around. Our best cheeses are not copies of continental favourites but are unique to Britain and this book is a tool to enable you to choose the ones that you\u2019ll enjoy most. Have a look in local cheese shops when you next take a few days away. There are some truly delicious surprises!<\/p>\n<p>Great British Cheeses<br \/>\nAuthor: Jenny Linford<br \/>\nPublished by: Dorling Kindersley<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a312.99<br \/>\nISBN 978-4053-3436-5<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cookbook review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has got to be in my top ten books reviewed this year. 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