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Dovedale
Other namesDovedale Blue
Country of originEngland
RegionDerbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire
Source of milkCows
PasteurisedYes
TextureSoft
Aging time3–4 weeks
CertificationPDO 2007
Named afterDovedale

Dovedale, sold as Dovedale Blue, is a blue cheese. It is named after the Dovedale valley in the Peak District, near where it is produced.

Dovedale is a soft, creamy cheese with a mild blue flavour.[1][2][3] It is made from full fat cow's milk.[1][2][3] Unusually for a British cheese, it is brine dipped, rather than dry-salted, giving it a distinctive continental appearance and flavour.[1][3]

In 2007, Dovedale was awarded Protected designation of origin (PDO) status, meaning that it must be traditionally manufactured within 50 miles (80 km) of the Dovedale valley.[2] The original cheese was invented and is still produced at the Hartington Creamery in Derbyshire, [1][4] a version is also produced by the Staffordshire Cheese Company in Cheddleton, Staffordshire.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Smith, Robert (1995). The Great Cheeses of Britain and Ireland. London: Aurum Press. p. 131. ISBN 1-85410-338-5. DOVEDALE. J.M.Nuttall, Hartington Creamery, Buxton, Derbyshire. Creamery. Type: Cows milk, soft, full fat. Soft, creamy cheese with a mild blue flavour. The 512 lb (2.5 kg) discs are brine dipped, instead of being dry-salted, and foil-wrapped. See also DAIRY CREST.
  2. ^ a b c "Protected food name: Dovedale cheese (PDO)". GOV.UK. 7 August 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Dovedale". British Cheese Board. Retrieved 4 August 2017. Dovedale is a sumptuous, creamy soft, mild blue cheese. Most British cheeses are dry salted, however Dovedale is brine dipped to add the salt giving it a distinctive continental appearance and flavour.
  4. ^ "Cheese Making in Hartington". Hartington Creamery. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Dovedale Blue & Black and Blue". Staffordshire Cheese Company. Retrieved 26 July 2017.