Cheese from England

English Stilton

Stilton is a type of English cheese, known for its characteristic strong smell.

It is produced in two varieties: the well-known blue and the lesser-known white.

Both have been granted the status of a protected designation of origin by the European Commission, together one of only seventeen British products to have such a designation.

Only cheese produced in the three English counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire – and made according to a strict code – may be called "Stilton".

Blue Stilton is often eaten with celery or pears. It is also commonly added as a flavouring to vegetable soup, most notably to cream of celery or broccoli.

Alternatively it is eaten with various crackers, biscuits and bread. It can also been used to make a blue cheese sauce to be served drizzled over a steak, or can be crumbled over a salad.

Traditionally, port is drunk with blue Stilton. The cheese is traditionally eaten at Christmas.

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