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Tasting notes

Yorkshire Fettle is handmade from fresh, whole ewes milk giving it a distinctive creaminess and subtle taste. Lightly salted and matured over a 14 day period, the cheese develops its soft, slightly crumbly texture with a sweet piquant flavour.

Yorkshire Fettle is made from pasteurised ewes milk and suitable for vegetarians.

Background

Formerly known as Yorkshire Feta, this was the very first cheese developed by Judy Bell in 1987. It has a special place in the history of Shepherds Purse Cheeses. Made to an adapted Feta recipe, this is Yorkshire\\\\\\\'s version of a fresh salad style cheese. We make it with 100% ewes milk which made it a hit with even the most discerning feta lovers all over the world. We hand salt each cheese to ensure you can taste the unique piquant, lemony flavour as well as give it a slightly crumbly texture. It is matured to allow the salt to infuse into the whole cheese and the hand-waxed to extend its shelf life without altering the fresh creamy flavour. We had our wrists slapped over the name Yorkshire Feta and a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) was awarded to Feta which meant it could only be made in Greece. We now call this cheese Yorkshire Fettle, however, it remains the same cheese, a feta with true Yorkshire character.

Awards

2011 Frome Cheese Awards - Bronze

2008 Great Yorkshire Show - Silver

2007 Great Yorkshire Show - Gold

2007 Nantwich - Bronze

2006 Royal Highland Show - Silver Medal

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