Marble Cheese vs Sage Derby
Marble Cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
Marble cheese is a name from the United Kingdom for cow's milk cheese that shows streaks or patches of more than one color. The usual path is to mix two curds, often white cheddar curd and orange cheddar curd tinted with annatto. The cut face looks marbled, and the cheese underneath is usually a hard pressed style. It is a way of making, not one dairy's private recipe. A block can taste mild or sharp depending on the cheddar that went into it.
Sage Derby
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- United Kingdom
Sage Derby is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from the United Kingdom. It is a herb version of Derby, a mild pressed cheese with a smooth body. Sage leaves, or a sage extract with a green color from spinach or a similar plant, go into the curd. The paste shows pale green marbling against a light yellow ground. The flavor stays mild, with butter and a quiet herb note rather than a sharp bite.