Cheshire vs Little Derby
Cheshire
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
Cheshire is a moist, crumbly cow's milk cheese from the United Kingdom. The name comes from the English county of Cheshire, and makers in nearby counties have long made the same style. The paste is dense rather than rubbery, and it breaks into moist crumbs instead of clean slices. Flavor is mild, salty, and a little tangy, with a fresh dairy note when the cheese is young. Clothbound wheels and block versions both carry the name.
Little Derby
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
Little Derby is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from the United Kingdom. It follows the Derby style, but it is the version associated with makers outside the traditional home of Derby cheese. The paste is pressed, smooth, and pale, because annatto is not used to color it. A natural rind may be waxed or, in some dairies, washed with red wine until the outside turns orange. The flavor sits in the mild, nutty range of English regional cheeses.