Fine Fettle Yorkshire Cheese
Encyclopedia
Fine Fettle Yorkshire is a British cheese made from the milk of sheep
produced in North Yorkshire
by Shepherds Purse Cheeses. The owner, Judy Bell, was forced to change the cheese's name after an EU
ruling meant that all Feta cheese must be produced in Greece
, its country of origin.
Sheep milk
Sheep's milk is the milk of domestic sheep. Though not widely drunk in any modern culture, sheep's milk is commonly used to make cultured dairy products. Well-known cheeses made from sheep milk include the Feta of Greece, Roquefort of France, Manchego from Spain, the Pecorino Romano , the Pecorino...
produced in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
by Shepherds Purse Cheeses. The owner, Judy Bell, was forced to change the cheese's name after an EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
ruling meant that all Feta cheese must be produced in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, its country of origin.