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50 Cheeses from Wales
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There’s lots of excellent reasons to take a tour round Wales. One of them must be to discover just how good Welsh cheeses are! Wales has a proud reputation for some of the finest cheeses anywhere in the world.
The earliest varieties were made from goat and sheep’s milks soaked in brine. It was only later in the 17th and 18th centuries that cow’s milk became the Welsh cheese-making ingredient of choice.
The Big Cheese in Wales in AD 880 – 950 was Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good) king of Dyfed, Powys and Gwynedd. This enlightened ruler is forever linked with the development of the Welsh laws, usually known as the Laws of Hywel Dda which were remarkably just for their time.
An astonishing respect for women and plenty of common sense featured strongly in the laws. So much so that women got a fair half share of any divorce settlement, with cheeses that were washed in brine going to the wife while the husband was left with the cheeses that were hung up.
By 1945, cheese making in Wales was in serious decline (not sure about the divorce rate or alimony arrangements) with many small Welsh cheese producers unable to compete with larger English factories.
Today, a new generation of Welsh cheese makers has been handed the curd cutter and although Caerphilly is the only truly traditional Welsh cheese still made, there are many modern farmhouse cheeses that offer a whole new taste experience.
Throughout South East, Mid and North Wales, small dairies and dedicated enthusiasts are winning awards and re-establishing Wales’ cheese making reputation. Here are just a few:
Welsh Cheeses
Y-Fenni Red Dragon Welsh Cheese
Y-Fenni mustard Welsh Cheese
old shire vintage cheddar
Saval Welsh Cheese
caerphilly Welsh cheese
celtic promise Welsh cheese
Llanboidy Welsh cheese
Teifi Welsh cheese
Goldern Cenarth Welsh cheese
Cenarth Brie Welsh cheese
Caerffili Welsh cheese
Smoked Caerffili Welsh cheese
Cadog Welsh cheese
llanglofan Welsh cheese
Abergavenny harlech Welsh cheese
Abergavenny Y Fenni Welsh cheese
Abergavenny tintern Welsh cheese
Perl Wen Welsh cheese
Perl Lâs blue Welsh cheese
Gorwydd Caerphilly Welsh cheese
Calon wen Welsh cheese
Lye Cross farm mature Welsh chedder
Pant mawr Welsh goats cheese
Pant ys gawn Welsh goats cheese
Perl wen Welsh cheese
Snowdonia green thunder Welsh Cheese
Snowdonia black bomber Welsh cheese
Snowdonia red devil Welsh cheese
Snowdonia ginger spice Welsh cheese
Snowdonia pickle power Welsh cheese
Snowdonia amber mist Welsh cheese
Snowdonia bouncing berry Welsh cheese
Pont gar Welsh cheese
Pont gar blue Welsh cheese
Pont gar soft Welsh cheese
Punt gar garlic and herb Welsh cheese
caws Welsh cheese
caws cenarth Welsh cheese
Caws y Gaig mini Welsh cheese
Caws Preseli Full Truckle Welsh cheese
Caws cenarth perl las Welsh cheese
Caws Talley Welsh cheeseCaws Cerwyn Welsh cheese
Mature cerwyn Welsh cheese
Oak smoked cerwyn Welsh cheese
Smoked Cays-Y-Graig (goats milk) Welsh cheese
Drewi-sanr (mead washed) Welsh cheese
Caws YGraig (goats milk cheese) Welsh cheese
Black mountain mature Welsh cheese
Colliers Welsh chedder
Well I live in cardiff and I am surrounded by welsh cheeses – as I have friends in America that send goods to me, if you can find out about import laws I am happy to package and send from this end!!!
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My fellow Americans, please help me bring Welsh cheeses to America. I have contacted Wegman’s supermarket, They have 75 stores in the Mid Atlantic region and are a trend setter for supermarkets all over America. Wegman’s is a fabulous supermarket and their cheese section carries over 300 different cheeses from all over the world. Please send an email to President Colleen Wegman and ask for Welsh cheeses. If Wegman’s leads, other supermarkets will follow. Colleen can be contacted at: colleen.wegman@wegmans.com
@ Stephan, that’s a good idea for another article. Where can you buy good Welsh cheese in the USA? Fancy writing it
@Jackie, sorry we missed out a cheese, sounds very tasty, perhaps you could write us a review or send in some samples
This post is completely wonderful! I didn’t know that such a little country made so many glorious cheeses. Hallelujah! Your photos are stellar– fantastic report!
Where can I buy these Welsh cheeses in America. I hear Collier extra sharp Welsh cheddar is in Whole Foods,and may soon be in Wegmans.
Several slices of Welsh bacon, some leeks and these cheeses oh how fabulous would that be? Ship ‘em over to the States please.
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You’ve missed out St Illtyd a hard Welsh Cheese with GArlic. Delicious!
you’ve missed out St Illtyd a hard cheese with Garlic. Delicius.
ok.. i have to go buy some damn cheese
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I love cheese!
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