Neals Yard Dairy |
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Made by the Grubb family & Gert van den Dikkenberg at Beechmount, near Fethard, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
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Blue Cows Milk Cheese |
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RENNET: |
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Vegetable Rennet |
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MILK: |
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| Pasteurised Cows Milk |
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DESCRIPTION: |
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Soft, creamy, rich textures with gentle blueing. The Grubbs have now been making cheese for 2 generations, the original Cashels having been cooked up by Jane Grubb in her kitchen while husband Louis looked after the herd. Cheesemaking is now in the capable hands of Dirk aided by Louis and Jane's daughter Sarah and her husband Sergio Furno. |
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The farmhouse at Cashel Blue |
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The Cashel Blue herd |
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Testing the set |
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Gert van den Dikkenburg the cheesemaker |
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Stirring the curd |
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Close up of stirring the curd |
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Curd in the moulds |
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Cashel moulds draining |
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Turning the cheese in the moulds |
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Piercing the cheese |
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Cheeses maturing in the store |
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Sergio ironing the cheese as it matures |
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Packing the Cashel Blue |
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3 generations of Cashel Blue |
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The Cashel Blue crew |
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Sergio and Sarah who met in the wine trade try
out some Cashel Blue |
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The office across the courtyard from the farmhouse |
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