Cheese Database

Cheddar vs Teviotdale

Cheddar, field guide plate
Cheddar, photographed

Cheddar

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Cheddar, Somerset

Cheddar is a pressed cow's-milk cheese from Somerset, in the west of England. The name comes from the village of Cheddar and from Cheddar Gorge, but most cheddar eaten today is made far from that village.

Teviotdale

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Protected Geographical Indication

Teviotdale is a full-fat hard cheese from the United Kingdom, made in the Teviotdale area on the border of Scotland and England. It is a cow's milk cheese, and the milk comes from Jersey cows. The wheels are cylindrical, with a white coat and a smooth yellow paste. The taste is salty and tangy rather than sweet. It is a firm cheese, not a fresh ladle cheese and not a blue.