Cheddar

By far the most popular English cheese, Cheddar is slightly darker than milk, cream to soft gold in colour, and close and buttery in texture. It tends to go flaky when mature, crumbly when aged, and has a full, clean, slightly nutty flavour. Cheddar is delicious with a crust of fresh farmhouse bread. Cheddar cooks well, if a trifle too greasily, for soufflés and fine sauces.