£4.73
Belton Farm's Smoked Red Fox offers a distinctive taste experience, combining sweet and savoury notes. This russet-coloured cheese undergoes a traditional smoking process over genuine Oak chips for enhanced flavour complexity. It is matured for 16 to 18 months, allowing the flavour profile to fully develop.
- Naturally smoked over Oak chips to impart rich, distinctive flavour.
- Matured for 16-18 months, creating a complex taste profile.
- Features a subtle, cunningly unexpected crunch from natural crystals.
- Rated Level 4 for both strength and hardness, indicating a firm texture.
- Smoking is a time-honoured method, dating back to Roman food preservation.
Enjoy this robustly flavoured, deeply satisfying hard smoked cheese.
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xProduct Description
The complex blend of sweet and savoury distinctive flavours of the Red Fox, matured for between 16-18 months and naturally smoked over Oak chips.
Although smoking is a traditional method of preserving food, smoked cheese, which dates back to Roman times, also developed as a means of imparting extra flavour.
The russet coloured cheese has a cunningly unexpected crunch, from the naturally occurring calcium lactate crystals which form as the cheese matures.
Strength - 4
Hardness - 4
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Product attributes
Product attributes
Vegetarian
Product Information
The complex blend of sweet and savoury distinctive flavours of the Red Fox, matured for between 16-18 months and naturally smoked over Oak chips.
Although smoking is a traditional method of preserving food, smoked cheese, which dates back to Roman times, also developed as a means of imparting extra flavour.
The russet coloured cheese has a cunningly unexpected crunch, from the naturally occurring calcium lactate crystals which form as the cheese matures.
Strength - 4
Hardness - 4
Features
Awards
: Gold Award at the British Cheese Awards 2024 and Gold Award at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards 2024
Great British Cheesemakers, Aged Red Leicester, naturally smoked for 10 hours over Oak chips
Suitable for Vegetarians
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Nutritional data
Typical Values
per 100g
Energy kJ
1728kJ
Energy kcal
417kcal
Fat
35.09g
of which saturates
23.82g
Carbohydrates
1.7g
of which Sugars
<0.1g
Fibre
<1.0g
Protein
23g
Salt
1.87g
Storage
Keep refrigerated below 5°C.
Once opened consume within 7 days or by best before date shown on pack.
Package type
Wrap
Recycling information
Film - Not Recyclable
Other Information
Additional Information:
Packed in a protective atmosphere.
Red Tractor - Certified Standards
Ingredients
Smoked Red Leicester Cheese, Cows
Milk
, Colour (Annatto Norbixin), Salt
Allergen Information
Contains
Milk
Dietary Information
Suitable for Vegetarians
Brand
Belton Farm
Brand details
An independent family-run business, located in the stunning Shropshire countryside, cheese has been made at Belton Farm by the Beckett family since 1922.
Manufacturer
Belton Farm Ltd,
Whitchurch,
Shropshire,
SY13 1JD.
Return to Address
Belton Farm Ltd,
Whitchurch,
Shropshire,
SY13 1JD.
Regional information
Shropshire
Tasting notes
The russet coloured cheese has a cunningly unexpected crunch, from the naturally occurring calcium lactate crystals which form as the cheese matures.
Serving suggestions
Option 1- Best kept refrigerated, remove from fridge 20-30 minutes before serving
Option 2- Perfectly paired with- Red wine- Shiraz, White wine- Alsace Gewurztraminer and a Porter or a Stout
