English cheese – Ilchester
Posted on December 27th, 2008 by admin
The Ilchester Cheese Company is a British cheese company. They do not actually manufacture any cheese, but specialise in blending a variety of British cheeses with other ingredients, such as beer and fruit. In 1962 Ken Seaton, owner of the Ivelchester Hotel in Ilchester, found that too much cheese was sitting unpurchased in the hotel’s dining room. To create demand for the cheese, he decided to try combining it with spices and beer. After several months, he settled on a recipe including chives, Worthington E Bitter beer and a secret blend of spices. He had created his now-famous beer cheese.
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