NIBBLES & TIPPLES
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Issue 85 2020
Credit: Nortons Dairy
Nibbles &Tipples May Article By Cheryl Cade, Beer Educator I have been sharing my love of cheese with you now for a little while. In my last article, I said I would give you some more details of my visit to local dairy Nortons, based in Frettenham. I was first introduced to Nortons soft delicate cheeses at Aylsham’s Agricultural Show. Their original (base) cheese is soft, white with a sweet, citrus, creamy yet salty finish, to this they add flavours including: apricot, chilli (my husband’s favourite) and award-winning lavender. I am not normally a fan of lavender, yet Emily’s marriage of this with the cheese is magical. As with other edible flowers, the taste is often less intense than the aroma. The delicate herbal yet slight perfume plays across the palette in a unique
way, combining to make a soft cheese that not only pairs well with an oaty biscuit on your cheese board, but gives a different dimension to cooking. As cream cheese, the Norton’s cheese range lends itself to cooking. A crumbly based malty cheese cake is heavenly with the apricot. I’ve used the lavender as a stuffing for chicken breast with herbs, paired with new potatoes and carrots. So, we have a great local product but where does it come from? I contacted Will and Emily and asked if I could visit. (They hold educational visits and are happy for people to visit as long as you book in advance via their website). I met Will just outside the sheds where the ladies were spending their final weeks before heading out to the fresh grass that surround the farm. The herd is a ‘closed’; herd, this means the cows do not leave the farm and new cows are
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