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Note that Cheddar isn't protected, but "West Country Farmhouse Cheddar" is. My cynical take is that it doesn't have a more general designation because companie
by bcrosby95 5y ago
Note that Cheddar isn't protected, but "West Country Farmhouse Cheddar" is.
My cynical take is that it doesn't have a more general designation because companies couldn't profit from Cheddar the way they do if it had to be produced in Cheddar Gorge.
- 123pie123 5y agoI'm surprised the town/ region of cheddar haven't tried to get geographical right to cheddar cheese
- M2Ys4U 5y agoIIRC, there's only one cheese producer left in the actual village of Cheddar (others have moved to the surrounding areas), and they don't want to use a a PDO.
- denton-scratch 5y agoIt doesn't have to be produced in Cheddar Gorge. Cheddar Gorge is a canyon, full of mobile hamburger stalls. There are no fields there, and no creameries. West Country Farmhouse Cheddar isn't produced in Cheddar Gorge. It doesn't even have to be produced in Somerset.