Thursday, April 14, 2011

Day 429 : How to Save / How to Splurge Dispatch # 10

How to Splurge:

One of the lucky few who didn't have to pay any money to the US Government in time for income tax day tomorrow? Maybe you even got a nice sizeable refund and if you did, I have just the cheese for you to splurge on!

Imported from the infamous British cheese retailer, Neal's Yard Dairy, Ticklemore is our splurge this week clocking in at $42.99 a pound at Murray's Cheese. Crafted in Devon, England, by Sharpham Creamery in the footsteps and style of Robin Congdon's original recipe. Congdon's Ticklemore farm's cheesemaking business expanded beyond his means so Debbie Mumford and Mark Sharman of neighboring Sharpham creamery assumed the task and boy have they been successful! Ticklemore is made with pasteurized goat's milk and is completely vegetarian. Due to the two to three month aging process, it has a nice gooey uncutous cream line between the bloomy rind exterior and the chalky crumbly interior paste. 

So what is the flavor profile of that interior paste?

Floral, citrusy, bright, and grassy yet with a slightly sweet milky, clean, crisp finish! Light in body but rich and dynamically developed in flavor. The perfect sort of cheese to indulge on for the springy day we are lucky enough to enjoy today.

What to drink with it?

A bubbly or a light white wine would do the trick!

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