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Becky and Tom make all of their cheeses by hand, using only whole milk. Their Vermont Camembert is the only farmstead cheese of this type made in New England. It requires a great deal of hands-on care and is considered one of the most difficult of cheeses to make. Free from added animal enzymes, be assured that the cows who live at Blythedale Farm have a good home. They are cared for with love and respect and live in a clean, comfortable stable with year-round outdoor access. Their stress-free lives create a milk with delicious flavor.
Blythedale's Vermont Camembert is much different than today's stabilized French Camembert in that it ages gracefully. When fresh, it is mild and creamy with a pale yellow color and a bloomy, white mold rind. When aged, it develops a lot more character, turning yellow-orange and losing most of its fluffy white coating. The texture turns from creamy to almost crumbly and the flavor explodes with a complex earthiness. This is truly one of New England's greatest cheeses.
- Best enjoyed within seven days of delivery.
- Made from cow's milk.
- Photo depicts whole 7 oz. form of cheese.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from New Jersey on 11/12/2008
I usually eat cheeses with breakfast or as snacks.
this cheese should have been aged before shipping I have had this before and it was wondeful
from Ohop on 9/8/2008
Ate it with apple slices
Interesting,needs more age
from Boulder, CO on 10/29/2007
A nice Camembert, though not as distinctively flavored as a true French one. I should have let it ripen up for a while before cutting into it.
from Aberdeen, NJ on 9/25/2007
Cheese was hard and not ripe. I let it sit in my fridge for month and it finally started to ripen. Should have been done at the cheese factory,
I have ordered before and the cheese was very ripe (too ripe for some of my friends) I liked it and that is why I tried it again.
It is like shooting craps, sometimes you win, but you often lose.
from Pittsburgh, Pa on 9/19/2007
I would recommend this to a friend and plan to use as gifts for the holidays.
I will definitely order this cheese again.
from Portland, Oregon on 2/23/2007
This is the most pungent cheese I've ever tasted. It was too strong for me (I usually like pungent cheeses), but my parents LOVED it. This was one of several cheeses I bought for my family to enjoy at Christmas, and for some of us, it was too strong. But it was fun to try because it is different than the camembert you get in the grocery store. Anyway, if you like REALLY strong pungent cheeses, you will like this cheese.