St Jude

Type: Soft
Milk: Raw cow's milk
Rennet: Animal
Location: Suffolk, England

Julie Cheyney makes this lactic cheese in her own dairy on Dairy Farm near Wheatacre on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, having alighted on a farm whose herd contain British Friesians, Brown Swiss and Ayrshire cows: a mix of rare breeds that means her milk is rich and has great cheesemaking potential.

Julie's recipe is characterised by very careful handling of delicately coagulated curd, set over 18 hours, which allows the cheese to produce such a soft and moussey texture. St Jude can be fresh, bright and citrusy or rich and buttery but always with a delicate nutty flavour from its wrinkled geotrichum rind.