Canadian Cheese Guide

The variety and quality of Canadian cheeses has never been so high nor has it been so popular. New handcrafted cheeses continue to emerge to critical acclaim, winning international awards. At the 2013 Global Cheese Awards in England, an aged Lankaaster by Glengarry Cheesemaking in the small town of Lancaster, Ontario was declared "Supreme Global Champion." As Huffington Post put it, "Canada, it's time to celebrate cheese in a big way." This completely revised and updated edition of a cheese-lover's classic does just that. Canadian Cheese: A Guide is a comprehensive reference to some of the newest, best and most popular of them. New and updated sections, content and photographs include: concise tasting notes for 225 artisan cheeses from coast to coast what's on your cheese board - Canadian cheese professionals share their favorites wine and beer pairing suggestions tasting notes for Old World cheeses that have influenced New World Canadian styles cheese ladder of appreciation suggestions: if you like this cheese... try this one how to taste cheese like a pro author and cheesemaker anecdotes useful information on buying and serving cheese. The author shares her insights on such popular cheese topics as raw milk cheese, discerning quality, whether to eat the rind (or not), cheesemaking and ingredients. Canadian Cheese: A Guide promises to add excitement to readers' appetites for cheese. It helps make sense of the many cheeses available at grocery stores, cheese boutiques and fromageries, and helps to break the pattern of buying the same, familiar cheese.

Most of us are intimidated in front of the cheese case with too many varieties to choose from. We end up buying the same familiar cheese even if we set out to try something new. Most Canadians have no idea what they’re missing in Canadian Cheese and yet new Canadian cheeses continue to emerge. Canadian Cheese: A Pocket Guide is a reference to some of the newest, best and most popular of them. It includes concise tasting information for approximately 180 cheeses from coast to coast, with emphasis on artisan varieties, while providing enchanting author and cheesemaker anecdotes, useful information on buying and serving, as well as author insights on popular cheese topics like raw milk cheese, discerning quality, whether to eat the rind (or not), cheesemaking and ingredients.

A comprehensive guide to Canadian cheese and cheesemakers. All types of cheese are covered: cow, goat and sheep; made from raw, thermalized, pasteurized and organic milk. Includes recipes, information on purchasing, festivals, storage, and wine pairings.

EXPLORE THE WORLD OF CHEESE BY ASKING YOURSELF ONE SIMPLE QUESTION: WHAT CHEESES DO I ALREADY LOVE? This is the first book of its kind to be organized not by country, milk type, or any other technical classification. The Book of Cheese maps the world of cheese using nine familiar favorites, what author Liz Thorpe calls the Gateway Cheeses. From basics like Swiss, blue, and cheddar, Liz leads the way to more adventurous types. Love Brie? Liz shows you how to find other Brie-like cheeses, from the mild Moses Sleeper to the pungent Fromage de Meaux. Her revolutionary approach allows food lovers to focus on what they really care about: finding more cheeses to enjoy. Complete with flavor and aroma wheels, charts guiding you through different intensities and availabilities, and gorgeous photography, this is the only book on cheese you will ever need.

World Cheese Book shows you how to enjoy more than 750 of the world's finest cheeses and includes tasting notes and serving tips. World Cheese Book is the comprehensive guide to cheese and covers more world cheeses, with more photography, than any other book on the subject. Discover the flavor profile, shape, and texture of just about every imaginable cheese in this exhaustive, at-a-glance reference. Written by a team of experts, each writing about their own region, World Cheese Book is a treasure trove of information for the truly adventurous cheese lover and a complete guide to the world of cheese. A tour of the finest cheese-producing countries reveals local traditions and artisanal processes — from Europe, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavia to the Americas to Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Images of each cheese (inside and out) give an up-close view of each variety. Step-by-step techniques show how to make cheese in your own kitchen. Complementary food and wine pairings round out the offerings in World Cheese Book with the best part of all: Learning how best to enjoy eating these uniquely wonderful cheeses.

When a cheese connoisseur and an authority on wine pair up, beautiful things can happen. This is categorically the case in The Definitive Canadian Wine and Cheese Cookbook. Gurth Pretty is Canada’s food and beverage ambassador and the author of The Definitive Guide to Canadian Artisanal and Fine Cheese. International wine consultant, educator and judge Tony Aspler, who writes for Wine Tidings, Vines and Harper’s, is the author of numerous books on wine, including the bible of Canadian wines, The Wine Atlas of Canada. Together, these two eminent epicureans have produced the essential guide to Canadian cheeses. The Definitive Canadian Wine and Cheese Cookbook not only introduces the varied cheeses of Canada, it also matches them with locally produced beverages whenever possible. Alongside the 150 recipes, is a glossary of cheese, a guide to buying and storing cheese and a section on the principles of matching cheese and wine. This definitive book by Canada’s cheese and wine experts is a must-have for cheese lovers everywhere.