Swaledale cheese

Swaledale
Country of originEngland
RegionSwaledale, North Yorkshire
TownRichmond
Source of milkEwe/Cow
PasteurisedUnpasteurised
TextureMedium firm
Weightaverage 2.25 kg (5 lb)
CertificationPDO
Named afterSwaledale

Swaledale is a full fat hard cheese produced in the town of Richmond in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England.[1] The cheese is produced from cows’ milk, Swaledale sheep's milk and goats’ milk.[2]

  1. ^ "EU Protected Food Names Scheme — UK registered names, National application No: 00613A — Swaledale Cheese". Defra, UK — Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs. 21 July 2003. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ Bibby, Andrew (2006). Wensleydale and Swaledale. Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7112-2554-1.