Five Counties cheese
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Five Counties is a combination of five English cheese
s: Cheddar
, Cheshire
, Derby
, Double Gloucester and Red Leicester
. The five types of cheese are combined in alternating layers alternated in layers of yellow/orange and white.
"Five Counties" is manufactured by the Ilchester Cheese Company
and is a registered trade mark of that company.
A similar cheese combination is marketed by Coombe Castle International as Saxon Shire or Saxon Shires.
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
s: Cheddar
Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese, produced in several countries around the world. It has its origins in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset....
, Cheshire
Cheshire cheese
Cheshire cheese is a dense and crumbly cheese produced in the English county of Cheshire, and four neighbouring counties, two in Wales and two in England .-History:...
, Derby
Derby Cheese
Derby cheese is a mild, semi-firm cow's milk cheese with a smooth, mellow texture and buttery flavour. It has a pale, golden orange interior with a natural or waxed rind. It is quite similar in taste and texture to Cheddar and ripens at between one and six months...
, Double Gloucester and Red Leicester
Leicester cheese
Red Leicester is an English cheese, made in a similar manner to Cheddar cheese, although it is crumblier. Since the 18th century, it has been coloured orange by adding annatto extract during manufacture. It is a cow's milk cheese, originally from Leicestershire, England, and is named after the city...
. The five types of cheese are combined in alternating layers alternated in layers of yellow/orange and white.
"Five Counties" is manufactured by the Ilchester Cheese Company
Ilchester Cheese Company
The Ilchester Cheese Company is a cheese company based in Ilchester, Somerset. The Ilchester brands are part of Norseland, a subsidiary of Norwegian dairy company Tine BA. Ilchester do not actually manufacture any cheese from scratch, but specialise in blending a variety of British cheeses with...
and is a registered trade mark of that company.
A similar cheese combination is marketed by Coombe Castle International as Saxon Shire or Saxon Shires.