Cheddar
Varieties
There are more than 250 varieties of cheddar cheese. Colors vary from white (undyed) to deep orange. Yellow and orange cheeses are created through the addition of carrot juice or marigold; some use annatto, a flavorless natural coloring.
Varieties include Chewton, Green’s, Keen’s, and Montgomery’s Cheddars of Somerset; Dorset Drum Cheddar of Dorset; and Denhay and Quickes Cheddars of Devon.
British cheeses related to cheddar include the tart Welsh Caerphilly, creamy Scottish Dunlop, crumbly Cheshire, sharp Glouster and Double Glouster, mild Leicester, and Derby, which has a sage-flavored version.
Quality cheddar-type cheeses are also being produced in New Zealand and other countries, including the United States.
Preparation, Uses, & Tips
Cheddar is an immensely popular snack cheese, enjoyed with bread or crackers, apples or pears, in sandwiches and on hamburgers, and accompanying apple pie. Grated, it appears in a wide range of baked goods (such as cheese biscuits and muffins), as an accompaniment to salads, and as a topping on French onion soup; in casseroles (from informal dishes such as macaroni and cheese to elegant soufflés); and in regional potato, pasta, and rice dishes, such as rice with peppers and stuffed peppers. Cheddar also combines well with Parmesan.
Storing
As a hard cheese, cheddar can be stored in the refrigerator, tightly wrapped in plastic, for two to four weeks.
Nutrition Highlights
Cheddar cheese, 1 slice (1 oz.) (28g)
- Calories: 114
- Protein: 7.0g
- Carbohydrate: 0.36g
- Total Fat: 9.4g
- Fiber: 0.0g
*Good Source of: Calcium (204mg) and Riboflavin (0.18mg)
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