Ardrahan cheese is a goat's cheese produced in Co.Cork, Ireland. It's very strong - both in flavour and taste.
Ardrahan is a type of semi-soft cheese with a pungent aroma, Ardrahan cheese has buttery textured honey-coloured centre with a complex delicate flavour. It has a washed rind which grows into a golden colour, and its size and weight tend to vary slightly due to the fact that it is a hand-made product. In general the large wheel weighs about 1.5 kg. There is also a small consumer wheel which weighs 300g. It is yellow-coloured.
Ardrahan also develops a nutty flavour with maturity. It has a unique flavour that lingers, leaving a very pleasant after-taste. It contains only 25% fat approximately. It is hand made using traditional methods and only whole milk and vegetarian rennet are used.
I have to admit - it's not my favourite goat's cheese and I won't buy it again... too strong for my delicate palete ;)
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Apparently we get to know more and more kinds of cheese available around the world... it is an interesting natural produce! I am game for this strong cheese... only if I can find it here in Bangkok :-)
Chris - maybe I can send it to you...? What do you think? Or would people at the post office think it's some kind of biological bomb ;) I can always try and vacuum pack it... huh? Let me know!
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