Publisher's Synopsis
In collaboration with the world-famous retailers of fine cheeses in St. James' London, gourmet writer and broadcaster, John Arlott, has collected background facts, recipes and mouth-watering photographs of over 100 of the great cheeses of Europe. There are also maps showing the location of source and origin.;The book covers the cheeses of England, France, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Germany and Switzerland as well as many less well-known regional specialities such as Linburger from the Orkneys, Saint Albray from the Pyrenees, Sage Lancashire and cheeses wrapped in straw, bark or ashes.;In addition, recipes are included for use either as a starter, main dish, snack or dessert, with chapters on storing chees and a glossary of brief descriptions of many cheeses not mentioned in the main text.
