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"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 09:57:17 -0500, Bob Pastorio >
> wrote:
>
> >Boron Elgar wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> We got to watch (and taste along the way) the cheese making, from the
> >> fresh milk going into the vat (yes, we met the cows) to the curds
> >> being put into molds, were given a wonderful demonstration & talk
> >> about the entire process and were mightily entertained by the
> >> wonderful stories told by the owner, Jonathan White.
> >
> >Jonathan was a partner of Charlie Trotter in another cheesemaking
> >operation a few years back. Amazing products, like the best of the
> >cheeses I've had around the world. Many wild-ripened cheeses and
> >several US-legal raw-milk cheeses.
> >
> >He was involved in a very cool program a couple years back where he
> >went to Tibet and taught nomadic yak herders how to make cheese from
> >the milk. The resulting cheese was a very pale green and had an, er,
> >"interesting" taste. Everybody I gave some to said how much it was,
> >um, interesting. They all said they, uh, might eat more at some future
> >date because it was, uhm, interesting.
> >
> >Jonathan brought some of his cheeses to an exposition in Europe and
> >got astonished praise from the attendees.
>
> >
> With great modesty, he told us of these delightful happenings (didn't
> mention Charlie Trotter, though) and I was suitably impressed that
> someone with such talent & expertise was within a 40 minute drive of
> my house.
>
> They seem to all be raw milk cheeses now and each has a wonderful
> flavor. There were a few of his specialties that were not available
> yesterday & I will take a few trips up there in over the next months
> in hopes of trying more.
>
> Oh...and he was kind enough to give me a vial of his starter. I was
> jazzed and guard it well. We had some nice chats about different
> flours, too.
>
> I must say, that I went up there primarily for the bread aspects of it
> all, but was quite taken with the cheese part and only wish that
> making decent cheese at home were as easy as making decent bread.
>
> Boron
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