| Northumberland is also an eponymous cheese of the county, first produced by Mark Robertson in 1987. It is based on the European washed curd technique, and is a hard cheese derived of cow's milk.
The cheese is moist and firm, with a fruity flavour, and features a thin natural dusty grey rind. It is aged in stone cellars for ten weeks, and has a high fat content of 55%
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