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Anyone know where the name for Cheddar Cheese came from?
I found that on the web, village in SW England, in N Somerset, England, but I have also read that it comes from the verb, to cheddar, that means " To cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds.
I know the term dates back to the mid 17th century, but which came first, the method of manufacture, or the village where that method was practiced?
11 Answers
- Anonymous2 years ago
From the caves in Cheddar Gorge where the cheeses were matured!
No different to Red Leicester or Wensleydale or Stilton Or Sage Derby which are cheeses named after the village or town, county where the cheese is made
You definition is pure fiction. It does not mean to cut and press cheese or remove the whey leaving curds .
all that is basic cheese making and it is not from the 17 Century as it goes back a lot further than that.
Cheddar is just the name of the Village, The Gorge, And the Cheese.
- Anonymous2 years ago
Cheddar Gorge, been there
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- ckngbbblsLv 72 years ago
many names of cheese come from the village, city or area it was first made and Cheddar is no different.
google and 30 seconds
- Fred3663Lv 72 years ago
From Cheddar in Somerset, the caves in the Cheddar Gorge were used to mature the cheese.
- Karen LLv 72 years ago
The village is named in the Domesday Book, ca 1086, as Ceder. Given the variations in spelling between now and then, I'd say it's the same word. One encyclopedia says that Cheddar cheese has been known since the beginning of the 12th century Those predate the 17th century considerably.
