Hey there, cheese lovers! Let’s talk about the origins of a particular kind of cheese. A cheese for the acquired taste, if you will. That’s right, it’s time to talk about Brighton blue cheese.
Listen, love it or hate it, you can’t deny Brighton blue cheese is a fine example of cheesemaking ingenuity. Whoever in the world thought that eating moldy cheese was a good idea, we’re grateful for their courage… and for spreading the word around.
Want to know more about Brighton blue cheese’s origin? As always, we’ve got you covered. We’ve scoured the Internet for facts and rounded up everything you need to know about where Brighton blue cheese comes from and how old the recipe for it is. If that’s what you came here to find out, bring your appetite and read on!
Where Does Brighton Blue Cheese Come From?
Brighton Blue cheese originates in Sussex, a county in southeast England. It takes its name from the city of Brighton, population 277,200 (2021 census), just 54 miles from the United Kingdom’s capital city, London.
Brighton Blue is a creamy, slightly crumbly, distinctly mellow and somewhat piquant blue cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk by the High Weald Dairy — an award winning, family owned dairy farm in the village of Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, population 1,500 (2011 census).
The High Weald Dairy itself was founded in the late 1980s, when a family of local farmers established a flock of 150 British Friesland sheep. The original idea, the “About Us” page on the dairy’s website states, was to sell the milk to local cheesemakers. Fortunately for us cheese lovers, the family ended up making some of the finest cheeses Britain has to offer!
Bottom Line
Well, fellow cheese lovers, there you have it. Now you know where Brighton blue cheese comes from — and what its origin story is. Since you read this far, we’d like to take the opportunity to say thanks for stopping by Gionado’s!
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