Cheese Database

Ashdown Foresters vs Lancashire

Ashdown Foresters

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United Kingdom

Ashdown Foresters is a hard cow's milk cheese from England. The milk is pasteurised, and vegetarian rennet is the usual set. Makers drain the curd in baskets without a heavy press, so the paste stays moist and a little open. The rind is natural and golden, with a basket-weave pattern, and the interior is pale yellow. The name refers to Ashdown Forest in England, not to a single ancient farmhouse recipe.

Lancashire

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United Kingdom

Lancashire is a cow's milk cheese from the United Kingdom. The name refers to a historic county in the north of England, and the cheese is still tied to that part of the country. Makers mill and salt the curd, then press it lightly, so the paste stays open and moist. Young cheese is mild and buttery. Cheese kept longer turns firmer, drier, and sharper on the tongue.