Norbury Blue
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Norbury Blue is an English blue cheese made in Surrey. It is entirely handmade and the only blue cheese made in the South of England with milk from a closed herd of Friesian cows, fed on GM-free fodder.[1] The cheese was made at the Dairy at Norbury Park Farm until 2018, when production moved to Sherbourne Farm at Albury.[2]
Preparation
[edit]The cheese is made with vegetarian rennet and unpasteurised cows' milk. A Roquefort type culture P. roqueforti is used to create the blue marbled effect. It is left to mature at around 12–14 °C (54–57 °F) for three weeks, giving the blue mould time to grow. It is completely natural and contains no artificial colourings.
Composition
[edit]Norbury Blue has a moist, creamy texture with a pleasantly musty aroma. It is tangy like Roquefort with the creaminess of rich Brie. The blue veins have a smoky, earthy flavour. Norbury Blue cheese has a dark, bark-like rind and a delicately marbled, white interior.
References
[edit]- ^ "Norbury Blue Background". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ Coakley, Hugh (28 March 2019). "Norbury Park Farm Cheese - The 'only cheese maker in Surrey'". The Guildford Dragon. Retrieved 4 February 2021.