Our crème fraîche is made by Neal’s Yard Creamery, an independent Herefordshire-based dairy that shares some of its history with Neal’s Yard Dairy.
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our work with this product
Accompaniments
Scottish Honey
£7.30
Serving Suggestions
Serve on the side of treacle tart as an alternative to cream or ice cream.Recipes
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Neal's Yard Creamery Crème Fraîche - 340g
Lightly soured organic double cream with a velvety-smooth texture and rich buttermilk flavours
Our crème fraîche is made by Neal’s Yard Creamery, an independent Herefordshire-based dairy that shares some of its history with Neal’s Yard Dairy.
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Organic double cream from Stephen and Sarah Fletcher’s dairy farm in the foothills of the nearby Black Mountains, right on the Welsh border, is lightly soured with a ‘live buttermilk’ culture at Neal’s Yard Creamery.
our work with this product
Neal’s Yard Creamery is owned and run by Charlie Westhead, one of Neal’s Yard Dairy’s earliest employees. Neal’s Yard Dairy started life as an actual dairy in Covent Garden, making yoghurt and crème fraîche and a few young cheeses. As we expanded into selling cheeses made elsewhere and it became apparent that the cheesemaking and cheese selling activities made more sense as separate businesses, the Creamery was established in Kent, before moving to Herefordshire. While the business has been independent from us since 1985, we continue to work closely together, and Charlie remains a valued supplier and friend.
pairing suggestion
Serve on the side of treacle tart as an alternative to cream or ice cream.
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