This is the best cheddar I've ever tasted. I cringe at the cost. Then really cringe when I don't have any. It's like a drug that way. I'm hooked. It is the most powerful cheese that I never expected, but it's not actually sharp nor extra sharp. It has the wonderful tiny crystals inside similar to Parmigiano-Reggiano and its cost is similar too. I've never seen that in any other cheddar. It's incredibly powerful taste is unique. You could O.D. on it easily. If you made mac and cheese with it, you'd have to dilute it with Velveeta.
The place where I bought it a few bocks away moved to several miles away. And Whole Foods online doesn't carry it. Although regular Amazon does. (with 1.5 X shipping) Now I have to find a new dealer. I meant to say fromager.
If you ever see this label in your grocery store, just throw it in your basket. Don't even look at the cost. (It'll be close to $10.00 for 8oz.) They're small packages but they're like nuclear explosions.
How this cheese is head and shoulders above all other cheddars is a mystery. Original milk, their own bacteria, aging. There are only so many variables, yet they excel.
5 comments:
Those crystals are calcium lactate, a salt of lactic acid. Not to be confused with lactose. Salts need time to grow into crystals, especially in the solid state. That cheese would pair well with a buttery Chardonnay.
I have a solution of lactic acid, but I should get some salt crystals.
Twelve year old Wisconsin cheddar has those crystals in abundance and tastes delicious. It typically runs about $20 a pound, but it is worth it.
Prairie Breeze is only aged 9 months, so how do they mimic much older cheeses?
Good question. Maybe they add calcium lactate?
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