Cheddar vs Tintern
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.
Tintern
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- United Kingdom
Tintern is a cow's milk cheese from the United Kingdom, built on mature cheddar and blended with fresh chives and shallots. The paste is creamy and close, and the wheel is sealed in a bright green wax coat that makes it easy to recognize. It is a flavored cheddar, not a farmhouse recipe from one valley. The herbs are mixed through the cheese, so every slice carries onion and chive flavor. Salt and tang come from the cheddar base.