{"title":"Applewood","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 the Ilchester Cheese Company created Applewood in Somerset, and it still makes the smoky cheddar at its dairy in Ilchester. The cheddar comes from Barber's, 30 miles away, where the family has made cheese since 1833. The smoky taste comes from smoke flavouring, and the original is finished with a dusting of paprika.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"applewood-smoked-cheese","title":"Applewood Smoke Flavoured Cheddar 1.5kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eApplewood is a smoke-flavoured cheddar dusted with paprika, made by Applewood at the Ilchester cheese dairy at Ilchester in Somerset, where Barber's Somerset cheddar arrives from the Barber family farm about thirty miles down the road and is turned into the smoky cheese first created in Somerset in 1965. This is a 1.5kg half wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree ingredients: cheddar cheese, smoke flavouring and paprika. The base is Barber's Somerset cheddar, made from fresh milk from Red Tractor assured farms, and the maker's own description is the original dreamy, creamy smoky cheddar, complemented with a dusting of paprika. In practice it is a smooth, mellow cheddar rather than a sharp one, with a gentle, even smokiness right through the paste and a thin coat of paprika on the outside that adds colour and a faint sweetness. The maker marks it as suitable for vegetarians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe maker suggests it on a cheeseboard or melted on pasta, and melting is where it shines: it makes a smoky macaroni cheese, a good toastie, and a strong topping for a burger. On a board, its softness contrasts with a crumbly \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mrs-kirkhams-lancashire-truckle\"\u003eMrs Kirkham's Clothbound Lancashire Truckle\u003c\/a\u003e, and a spoon of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stokes-red-onion-marmalade-265g\"\u003eStokes Red Onion Marmalade 265g\u003c\/a\u003e or a smear of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tracklements-sweet-mustard-ketchup\"\u003eTracklements Sweet Mustard Ketchup\u003c\/a\u003e suits the smoke. A half wheel this size is for a party or a serious sandwich habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1.5kg half wheel. Contains milk. Suitable for vegetarians per the maker. Keep refrigerated and bring up to room temperature before serving.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applewood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54222241562967,"sku":"CHE-ILC-APPLEWOOD-1500","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/image_6efc47c5-86c4-4ac4-9388-5f14ee909f3a.webp?v=1785898931"}],"url":"https:\/\/madeinengland.com\/collections\/applewood.oembed","provider":"Made In England","version":"1.0","type":"link"}