Coquetdale cheese is a full-fat semi-hard cheese

Cheese

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, made from pasteurised cow's milk

Milk

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 and vegetarian rennet

Rennet

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. The cheese, which takes its name from Coquetdale, Northumberland

Northumberland

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, is produced by the Northumberland Cheese Company.

Coquetdale cheese is ripened in a mould for ten weeks, during which time it develops a yellowish-grey natural rind.

The producers describe Coquetdale as "rich, clean and creamy with a melting texture and a long, fruity finish". The cheese won first prize at the Bakewell Show in 2006.