A view down Cooper's Hill, from the start point of the race to the finish (where the dog-walkers are).
The world-famous event went ahead despite safety fears.
Matt Crolla, 28, from Manchester, won the first race. The women's race was won by Delaney Irving who was knocked unconscious as she chased the cheese.
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Gloucester comes in both single and double varieties. While Single Gloucester is made from skimmed milk, Double Gloucester uses full fat milk. In addition, Double Gloucester is twice the height of Single Gloucester and more flavourful. It is also said that Double Gloucester uses the whole milk taken from two milking or a mixture of milk and cream.
The double variety has a smooth and buttery texture, rich and nutty yet mellow flavour and apricot colour thanks to the addition of annatto plant extract. Vegetarian rennet is used and the cheese is aged for at least 4 months. If the cheese is allowed to age further, it will develop more complex and nutty flavours. Moreover, the texture tends to become very hard and flaky.
Double Gloucester participates every year in the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake where buyers jump on the cheese to evaluate its quality and sustainability. A traditional British Ale or red like Syrah will perfectly complement a Double Gloucester.
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All the best Jan
31 comments:
Cheese rolling? lol...how fun!
hugs
Donna
The cheese with a red wine sounds nice!
Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
...this is a new one for me.
There are cheese snacks here called Whisps or Part Crisps: shredded cheese baked into pieces the size of coins. Now they're going to remind me of people rolling cheese down a steep hill in a sort of oddly specific Redneck Rave type of event.
It's a wonder anyone survived the race. I'm not a fan of cheese so I know I wouldn't go chasing after it. 🌕 Now, chasing a wheel of chocolate would be another story 😺
Madness, of course, but hilarious to watch.
well this is something totally unfamiliar dear Jan
thank you for sharing
more blessings to you and loved ones
Sounds fun!
This race has been all over our news lately, given that the woman who won is from here. That's quite a wild hill to go down! I'm with you, I'll just eat the cheese!
Cheese is there to eat! Valerie
Much like yourself, I think I will just enjoy eating mine instead. X
A goal to add to the bucket list. Looks like tons of fun
ooooh i love cheese but this is new to me!!
I'll stick to eating the cheese. :)
That story made it over here. Like you, I would rather eat cheese than chase it.
I love nature :)
I just love cheeses!
Disfruta. Feliz fin de semana.
Rolling cheese down the hill is a new one for me. :)
I think I'd rather just eat it. :)
I had never heard of a cheese rolling race. Just saw one on youtube. That's crazy!!! But fun if you do not participate in the race. : ))
Chasing a round of cheese down a steep hill sounds a little crazy. Nice that a B.C. woman won for the ladies. ( Can you tell I'm a BC'r?) Too bad about her concussion.
Yep, like you, I rather eat mine, seems like a waste to roll it down the hill! lol...
Well I never :)
It is amazing to me the things people will think up to try :)
I say just eat it too!
That's a new one on me..What will they think of next??
wow, that's an amazing race to get to the cheese, ...i would have passed.
I love cheese!!
I love cheese, and rarely does a day pass without me having some. :)
I think I will stick to just eating cheese. Chasing cheeses down a hill sounds far too energetic for me, but thanks for the suggestion. And anyway, cheese doesn't come in rolling format anymore, just in square blocks covered in plastic that you cant cut.
I saw this on the news here! They said there were a lot of injuries -- I'm not surprised. There are easier ways to get the cheese!
I'm with you - I'll stick with eating cheese. :-)
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