Wensleydale
The Wensleydale is a Fromage produced in the town of Hawes in the Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. There exists about it of two kinds:
- le' Wensleydale blanc' is usually formed in a flat disc and has a honey savor. * the blue Wensleydale is a blue and is produced in large barrels.
Savors and textures
Wensleydale has a flexible, friable texture. Its savor suggests wild honey with a light acidity.
History
Wensleydale was the first time manufactured by the monks Cistercien. They contruirent a monastery with Fors, but a few years after the monks moved with Ripon in lower Wensleydale. They carried with them a receipt to make cheese starting from milk of ewe. Towards 1300, the milk of Vache started to be used instead of that of ewe and the character of cheese started to change. At this time, Wensleydale was almost always blue. Nowadays, blue Wensleydale is seldom seen. When the monastery was dissolves towards 1540 the local farmers continued the manufacture of cheese until the Second world war. Even after the end of rationing in 1954, the production of cheese did not return on the levels of pre-war period.
Wallace and Gromit
Into the years 90, the sales had fallen so much low that the production was in danger of suspension. Fortunately, the inspiration struck when Wallace and Gromit the popular short film, Rasé of Close, had the mention of Wallace as a preferred cheese.
External bonds
- Official site
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