Cheese Database

Stichelton vs Stilton

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.

Stilton, field guide plate
Stilton, photographed

Stilton

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Blue
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire
Status
PDO

Stilton is a blue cow's-milk cheese from England. The protected cheese is made only in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, or Nottinghamshire. It is not made in the village of Stilton.