Cheese and nuts can help protect your lungs from asthma and emphysema study suggests 

That’s gouda news! Cheese and nuts can help protect your lungs from asthma and emphysema, study suggests Study of 6,000 found those low in vitamins A, E, D had more respiratory issues Vitamin A found in whole milk and cheese, believed to boost the immune system  ‘People with lower vitamin D levels may be more susceptible … Read more

Scientists discover cheese is so smelly because it helps microbes ‘talk’ to the bacteria

News in Brie! Scientists discover cheese is so smelly because it helps microbes ‘talk’ to the bacteria that makes it ripe Researchers at Tufts University in US have found why the smell of cheese is vital  They discovered the bacteria respond to volatile organic compounds from fungi Released into the air and gives the delicious … Read more

Cheese advent calendar that took world by storm is BACK

A cheese advent calendar that sparked a global frenzy when it was first launched three years ago is back with five new flavours. The edible Christmas countdown features slithers of cheese behind each door, which this year includes spicy Mexicana, Ilchester mature Cheddar and Applewood Vintage PDO. Food blogger Annem Hobson, 31, from London, who runs … Read more

Gordon Ramsay’s Chelsea restaurant slammed by diner who described his cheese board as ‘insulting’

Now diner slams Gordon Ramsay’s £20-a-head cheese board at his Michelin-starred Chelsea restaurant as ‘insulting’ and said the canapés were ‘verging on boring’ in a damning Tripadvisor review  Disgruntled customer said he would not return to restaurant until changes made  Andrew G is regular customer at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London  Claimed the cheese … Read more

Radishes with Chive Goat’s Cheese

Radishes with Chive Goat’s Cheese By Annie Bell Published: 00:02 BST, 20 September 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 20 September 2020 Radishes (especially the long French Breakfast variety) with a creamy dip alongside make classic and elegant nibbles to enjoy with a cocktail. Radishes (especially the long French Breakfast variety) with a creamy dip alongside … Read more

Say cheese! Mayans and modern-day people used the same facial expressions

They were alive thousands of years ago, in a time of frequent war, where people were still sacrificed to the gods. But, incredibly, Mayan civilisations may still have used the same facial expressions we have today. A study by researchers from California has found that modern-day people can still recognise the emotions of those living up … Read more

Chorizo, Goat’s Cheese And Cumin Borek

Chorizo, Goat’s Cheese And Cumin Borek By Sabrina Ghayour Published: 00:02 BST, 16 August 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 16 August 2020 Chorizo really is such a fantastic ingredient and its capability to deliver bags of flavour to anything it comes into contact with always makes it a crowd-pleaser and a refrigerator staple in my … Read more

Post-Brexit deal with Japan delayed due to CHEESE demands

Make Britain grate again! Liz Truss’s demands on CHEESE exports are blamed for delays in sealing post-Brexit pact with Japan UK and Japan have been thrashing out the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal Liz Truss believed to be pushing hard for better terms for cheese exports  Access to Japanese markets for Stilton is thought … Read more

Hard cheese! Trade deal between Europe and Canada under threat because of row over halloumi 

Hard cheese! Trade deal between Europe and Canada under threat because of row over halloumi Cyprus voted to block a trade deal between Europe and Canada over halloumi The island wants guaranteed protection from products imitating the cheese It has become the first country to reject the deal which was in force since 2017  By … Read more