Shropshire Blue vs Stichelton
Shropshire Blue
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Blue
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
Shropshire Blue is a cow's-milk blue cheese from the United Kingdom, with an orange paste and blue-green veins. The color comes from annatto, not from the mold. The mold supplies the veins and a sharp, savory taste. Despite the name, it is not a cheese that belongs only to the county of Shropshire. It is known as a Scottish blue that is also made more widely in Britain.
Stichelton
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Blue
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
Stichelton is a blue cheese from the United Kingdom. It is made from unpasteurised cow's milk in the manner of traditional Stilton. The paste is creamy and open, with blue-green veins running through a pale body. The flavor is rich, savory, and a little spicy at the finish. It exists because a raw-milk cheese of this style cannot be sold under the Stilton name.