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Division 4.5 Method of production

United Kingdom

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The milk must be produced, and the cheese must be manufactured and matured within the geographical area.

Whole goat’s milk, with a small amount of rennet added, curdled by lactic acid. The fresh curd, pre-drained or not, is placed in a perforated mould in the shape of a truncated cone. It is left to drain for 18 to 24 hours, salted on the surface. It is then left to dry for a further 24 to 48 hours. Matured for at least 10 days at a temperature of 10 to 12 °C and 80 to 90 % humidity.