Cheesemakers of Canterbury

At the Restaurant Show in London in October 2014 I tried cheeses on the Cheesemakers of Canterbury stand including cheese from goats' milk.

"Why do you have such a cumbersome name?" I asked George Ward, whose business card says he is a cheesemonger.

"Because if you type into your search engine Canterbury Cheese you get cheese from Canterbury in New Zealand, not Cheese from Canterbury in England."

Later I went back again and I tried another piece of the Goats cheese and the Brie. I asked :
"Can I eat the hard rind?"
I got the surprising and amusing reply:
"Why not? It saves the cost of buying crackers!"

Their leaflet actually states that the Chaucers Camembert is made with edible rind.

Their cheeses include:
Ashmore Farmhouse cheese (An award winning cheese handmade from British Friesian cow's milk.)
Bowyers Brie (Taste of Kent awards 2013)
Canterbury Cobble
Chaucers Camembert or Gruff
Kelly's Goats Cheese
Kentish Brie

Kelly's goat cheese is sold in Selfridges Department store, Oxford Street, London.

Lamberhurst Farm, Dargate, Faversham, Kent ME13 9ES
Tel: 01227 751741

www.cheesemakersofcanterbury.co.uk
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Here's their card.

This picture shows the huge selection of cheese at The Goods Shed, Station Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 8AN
www.thegoodsshed.co.uk (market)

Chaucer's tales of the Canterbury pilgrims and Canterbury cathedral are other historical associations with the area.

Angela Lansbury writes on travel, food and drink and public speaking and English. See other posts and blogs and books and poetry by Angela Lansbury on
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