Caerphilly cheese
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| Country of origin | Wales | |||
| Region, town | Caerphilly | |||
| Source of milk | Cows | |||
| Pasteurized | unknown | |||
| Texture | hard crumbly | |||
| Aging time | unknown | |||
| Certification | unknown
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Caerphilly cheese is a hard cheese that originates in the area around the town of Caerphilly in Wales. It was not originally made in the town, but was sold at market there, hence taking the town's name.
It is a light-coloured (almost white) crumbly cheese made from cows' milk, and generally has a fat content of around 48%.
It has a mild taste, but perhaps its most noticable feature is its saltiness. It is rumoured that the cheese was developped over time to provide the miners with a convenient way of replelishing the salt lost through hard work underground and so was a staple of the diet of the coal-miners.
See also: List of cheeses, List of British cheeses
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