Cornish Gouda with Honey & Clover
Gouda is the Netherlands' great contribution to European cheese, and this sweet, mellow cheese has been famous since the 12th century. Now a Dutch family has begun making it near Polruan in south east Cornwall.
This version features the most unusual flavouring of honey & clover!
Pasteurised, not vegetarian.
Devon Blush£3.95
Furniss Cornish Sea Salt Oat Biscuits£3.29
Les Vignes du Prince Cotes du Rhone (37.5cl)£9.40
add-on C£10.99
Jail Ale£2.45
Cornish Gouda Co
The Spierings family moved from Holland to Cornwall in 1988 to set up a dairy farm near Polruan, in the south-east of the county. Producing high-quality milk, but frustrated by low milk prices, they decided to look into cheese production as a way of adding value to what the farm could produce. Drawing on their Dutch heritage was the obvious way to go.
They refurbished a shed on the farm to use for a dairy and maturing room, and son Giel travelled back to Holland to study cheese-making with other members of the family. Cheese making in Cornwall began in earnest in 2012, with the first cheese going on sale later that year. The result is a unique addition to the English cheese scene.
