Another prize for Caws Teifi Cheese at the Oscars of the cheese world
Caws Teifi Cheese who have a stall in Carmarthen Indoor Market have done it again. At the British Cheese Awards ceremony , the annual Oscars of the cheese world, Caws Teifi Cheese smashed their own record by winning the Best Welsh Cheese for a record sixth time with their most renowned cheese Celtic Promise. Celtic Promise is a Caerphilly type washed-rind cheese and was developed by John Savage-Onstwedder of Teifi Farmhouse Cheese in Ceredigion, Wales. Since 1998 it has won the prestigious title of Supreme Champion twice at the British Cheese Awards, five times the best Semi-Soft Cheese in Britain and more than 10 Gold medals, making it the most highly awarded cheese in Britain! An unpasteurised, semi-soft cheese made from RAW cows' milk, it is shaped like a dumpling. During the process, the cheese is ripened in cider to get the slightly moist, sticky orange-red rind and fruity smell. As this cheese ripens in about eight weeks, the soft buttery texture develops a pungent aroma an...