A Portrait of British Cheese: A Celebration of Artistry, Regionality and Recipes

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And each aspect (soil/land, pasture/feed, animal, milk quality, maker) is so variable, which makes cheese such a diverse and fascinating product. In his book he visits and documents the food, people and places dedicated to the production, enjoyment and preservation of time-honoured processes and techniques that make up the unique landscape that is British cheese. It highlights the wonderful diversity of people, scales and skills which characterise and bind together the emergent community of UK artisan cheese makers. I love trying regional food and travelling to different regions in the British Isles, so artisan cheese seemed to be the perfect food product that expressed the former and allowed me the excuse to travel. Through a selection of thirty cheesemakers (including Caws Teifi Cheese ) and their cheeses, I hope to show how British artisan cheese is profoundly connected to the land, farm animals and people involved in making it.

The public's discovery and support for speciality cheeses has helped many producers to survive, and this book is a tribute to their hard work and dedication. Ultimately, Our Isles is a platform to explore and appreciate subjects like artisan and regional food, nature, rural history and heritage.Darker than' is Tanmay's collection of handmade clothes inspired by his response to the changing landscape and light of Seven Sisters in East Sussex. With beautiful photography, hearty cheese based recipes, and a new insight into each of these wonderful artisans, this will be treasured by anyone with a love of cheese, the countryside and traditional cooking. Angus has captured it all so beautifully in his photos and words and Lilly’s illustrations are perfect as always. With A Portrait of British Cheese, I wanted to celebrate the excellence of cheese in the British Isles. This is a beautiful book celebrating iconic British cheesemakers that transports you across the British Isles with stunning photography and stories of culture, history and families.

Angus’s authenticity, his passion for sustainable food and his respect for the people behind the products shine through. They are a friendly bunch these cheese folk, and I’m sure they would be happy to chat about their cheeses. Birditt visits and documents dairies all over the British Isles, to look at the food, people and landscapes dedicated to cheeses.Over time, I had created a treasure trove of words and photographs (by this point I had found a camera to snap away with!

The UK farmhouse cheese industry has faced its biggest challenges in recent years, with the Covid-19 pandemic forcing many small cheesemakers out of business.

Angus D Birditt is a young Author, Photographar and advocate for the thriving traditions of rural life, farming and Cheesemaking in the British Isles. From Suffolk’s Baron Bigod to Brefu Bach sheep's milk cheese from Snowdonia, Birditt’s delicious volume guides the reader though the story of British cheese through essays, photos and irresistible recipes. It is one of those rare food products can be spoken about in the same sentence as terroir – loosely defined as ‘evoking the character of the land’ or more broadly, the ecosystem.

A Portrait of British Cheese" is a must-read for anyone interested in the traditional cheesemaking community in the British Isles.Angus Birditt's beautiful book is a celebration of artisan and farmhouses cheeses of the British Isles. A Portrait Of British Cheese celebrates the excellence of artisan and farmhouse cheese in the British Isles, expressing it as a product of the land, its animals, and its people, offering a snapshot of rural life, traditions and delicious dishes.