Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

Lincolnshire Poacher is a hard unpasteurised cow's milk cheese that is generally of a cylindrical shape with a rind resembling granite in appearance.[1] It is made at Ulceby Grange Farm, Alford, in Lincolnshire, England, by craft cheesemaker Richard Tagg. The cheese is matured for between 14 and 24 months, depending on when the milk was collected.[2]

Awards

  • Supreme Champion at the 1996/7 British Cheese Awards[3]
  • Best British Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in 2001/2[4]
  • Gold Medals at the British Cheese Awards 2003/4 for both Lincolnshire Poacher and Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher[5]

See also

References

  1. "Lincolnshire Poacher". Cheese.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327093617/http://www.lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/products/. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese". The Foods of England. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. David Varney. "Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese : Home Delivery". Lincs Prime Fresh. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20130411211410/http://www.lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/our-cheese/awards/. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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