Tintern cheese

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Tintern
Country of origin	Wales
Region	Monmouthshire
Town	Abergavenny
Source of milk	Cows
Pasteurised	Yes
Texture	Soft
Weight	1.5kg

Tintern is a blended cow's milk Cheddar cheese, utilising Vegetarian rennet it is suitable for lacto-vegetarians.^[1] As a blended cheese, it is flavoured with fresh chives and shallots, the recipe was originally developed by Abergavenny Fine Foods in the mid to late 1980s.^[2]

The Abergavenny Fine Foods company sold the recipe and rights of Tintern to Croome Cuisine, effective from 31 December 2020.^[3] It is now Available in 150g waxed truckles and 1.5 kg whole wheels and is still sold in its distinctive lime green wax covering.^[4]

It takes its name from the village of Tintern on the River Wye, in Monmouthshire, Wales. The monks of Tintern Abbey managed a dozen or so monastic granges in the area, its agricultural hinterland.^[5]

1. ^ "Mousetrap Cheese Shop sales information". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
2. ^ "Abergavenny Fine Foods Press Release". The Abergavenny Fine Food Company. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
3. ^ "Abergavenny Fine Foods Press Release". The Abergavenny Fine Food Company. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
4. ^ "Croome Cuisine".
5. ^ "Landscapism". 9 November 2016.

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