 Dubliner cheese: The name tells you it’s Irish. Photo courtesy iGourmet.com.
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STEPHANIE ZONIS focuses on good foods and the people who produce them.
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March 2007
Updated March 2011
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Irish Cheese
Page 3: Irish Cheese Types From D To Z
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Dubliner Cheese. Dubliner (photo above) tastes like a mature Cheddar with the sweet aftertaste of Parmigiano-Reggiano. Created by the Irish company Kerrygold and named after Ireland’s capital city, this cheese has traits of the familiar but a profile that is completely unique. Available at iGourmet.com.
Durrus Cheese. Technically called “Durrus Farmhouse Cheese,” this is a semi-soft, raw cow’s milk product. It’s a washed-rind cheese (brine is used for the washing). Although it is on the mild side when young, it becomes stronger in flavor as it matures. This cheese is ideal with fruit and possesses excellent melting qualities. Find retail locations on DurrusCheese.com.
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Durrus cheese: washed rind and assertive. |
Mature Coolea Cheese. A Gouda-style cheese made by an American couple of Dutch descent who settled in Coolea, Ireland. Aged for more than six months, the cheese is piquant with a delicious, fresh aftertaste. The presence of wild Irish herbs in the grazing fields gives Coolea a richer, fruitier flavor than Dutch Gouda. |
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Coolea cheese. Photo courtesy Cowgirl Creamery. |
Tipperary Cheddar Cheese. If you want to celebrate with a cheddar from the Emerald Isle, the Dairygold Co-operative Society, founded in 1919, makes cheddar cheeses in Mitchelstown (Baile Mhistéala in Irish), County Tipperary. It has a rich creamy texture and a sharp taste. Look for it at iGourmet.com (not all products are available at all times).
If you don’t know where to begin, iGourmet sells a two-pound Irish cheese assortment (a half-pound each of Cashel Blue, Irish Green Wax Cheddar, Dubliner and Cahill’s with Guinness), optionally gift-boxed with crackers and a cheese knife. |
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 Tipperary Cheddar. Photo courtesy iGourmet.com.
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Are you hungry yet? I know I am. While you won’t see some of these products outside of Ireland, I hope this list will encourage you to seek out lesser-known cheeses, no matter where they are made. A good-quality retailer or cheesemonger can introduce you to a whole new world of cheeses. If you are fortunate enough to find good cheese from Ireland, remember that it’s worth eating all year round, not merely on St. Patrick’s Day.
More Irish Cheeses: Kerrygold
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