What type of cheese is Yarg?
Cornish Yarg is a nettle wrapped semi hard cheese made from grass rich Cornish milk. Tangy under its natural rind and slightly crumbly in the core, it consistently wins top international awards.
Is there a cheese called Yarg?
Cornish Yarg is a semi-hard cow’s milk cheese made in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Before being left to mature, the cheese is wrapped in nettle leaves to form an edible, though mouldy, rind.
Why is Cornish cheese called Yarg?
Cornish Yarg cheese gets its name from the original cheese maker, Alan Gray (Yarg backwards), who reportedly found the recipe in his attic. Sold to the nearby farm in 1984, the cheese was then made by the Horrell family; and it became one of the earliest examples of the new-style British artisan cheese production.
Is Cornish YARG a strong cheese?
The Cornish Yarg cheese is described as a low fat, mild to medium cheese, made with pasteurised cows milk (from the dairies Ayreshire, Jersey and Friesian herds) and traditional animal rennet.
What does Yarg cheese taste like?
Carol Naden, who runs the popular CheeseTart blog, says, “Taste-wise, Yarg is often described as a cross between a Caerphilly and a good Cheddar – creamy but light. The nettles add a mild herby flavour, but the Yarg covered in wild garlic leaves makes the cheese more moist and whacks in a good fresh garlic taste.”
Is Yarg a goat cheese?
Made by Catherine Mead of Lynher Dairies traditional nettle wrapped Yarg is a semi-hard cheese, creamy under its natural rind and slightly crumbly in the core. Made using pasteurised cows’ milk the cheese is hand painted with nettle leaves and left to mature for 5 weeks.
What is Cornish YARG similar to?
Who makes Yarg?
Lynher Dairies
Lynher Dairies is the home of Cornish Yarg, Wild Garlic Yarg, Cornish Kern and Stithians. Every bit of it is made in our small, rural dairy in mid Cornwall.
Can you eat the rind on Cornish YARG?
Seasonally a similar technique is used to produce Wild Garlic Cornish Yarg. The rind on Yarg, including the leaves, is edible however many find it rather thick and tough, a bit too chewy.
Do you eat the rind of Yarg?
The rind on Yarg, including the leaves, is edible however many find it rather thick and tough, a bit too chewy. Other leaf wrapped cheeses include Picos de Europa from northern Spain that is matured for eight weeks in maple and chestnut leaves. These should be peeled off before enjoy the cheese.
Is Cheddar the same as Yarg?
What cheese is similar to Cornish YARG?
Cornish Yarg
A cheese similar to Caerphilly but with a distinctive coating of nettle leaves.
Can you freeze Yarg?
Description. Cornish Yarg is all about the nettles! The team forage the nettles from Cornish hedgerows and then freeze them so that they last all year round.
What goes well with Yarg?
It works particularly well with fruity whites, and a creamy Chardonnay for example, and also pairs well with lighter reds, or even the occasional dessert wine.
Can you eat the rind of Yarg cheese?
Can you eat the rind of Cornish YARG?
How do you eat Cornish YARG?
Five ways to eat Yarg alfresco
- A thin slice of Cornish Yarg slipped onto a chargrilled burger for a minute before capping with a home-made bap.
- Toast a slice of sourdough on the barbecue, crumble some Wild Garlic Yarg with finely chopped sage or thyme and melt.