Article: British cheese now takes the biscuit. Food & Drink Recipes.(Features)(Recipe)

FORGET runny French brie, salty Greek feta or nutty Dutch gouda - British cheese now takes the biscuit.

In an age where food miles count and buying local is all-important, there's no better time to celebrate the 450 varieties of cheese made in the UK during British Cheese Week.

Nor is there any doubt that we're a nation of cheese-lovers - Britons consume about 590,000 tonnes of cheese a year, equivalent to about 10kg per person per year! Industry expert David Hartley - boss of the Wensleydale Creamery made famous by animated characters Wallace and Gromit - is passionate about British cheese, preserving its heritage and keeping its time-honoured production methods ...

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