The cheeses of Ireland

Derreenaclaurig cheese A stop off for provisions in the local store in Sneem on the way to Caherdaniel was my introduction to a Dutch-looking cheese I’d never come across before. The girl at the deli counter let me try the two types of the cheese, mature and not-so-mature, and carefully peeled off the label for the address, so I could go and check it out. The following day I met Harry Van Der Zanden selling his cheese in Waterville Market, in among a handful of stalls selling a mixture of bric-à-brac and local produce, from cakes to smoked fish.