Marble cheese

Colby-Jack, a common type of marbled cheese

Marble cheese is a name given to cheeses with marbled patterns. These are produced by combining either two different colored curds, cheese curds or processed cheeses.

Description

Marble cheeses originate from the UK.[1] They are usually hard, processed cow's milk cheeses. Colby-Jack which combines Colby cheese and Monterey Jack is most popular in the United States.[1]

Others are produced from a combination of the curds of white and orange cheddars (for Marbled Cheddar), or similar.[1][2] The marbling is usually not achieved with artificial additives, though cheeses such as Red Windsor and Sage Derby may contain colourings such as Chlorophyll (E140) and Carmine (E120).[3][4]

Types

• Marble cheddar, a blend of white and orange cheddar.[2]
• Colby-Jack, a blend of Colby cheese and Monterey Jack.[1]
• Red Windsor, cheddar cheese with added red wine (usually Port or Bordeaux), or with a red food colouring.[3][5]
• Sage Derby, a Derby cheese traditionally made with added sage; now usually made using green plants such as spinach, parsley and marigold; or with green vegetable dye.[3][4]

See also

• List of cheeses

References

1. "Marbled Cheeses". Cheese.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
2. "Marble Cheddar". Cheese.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
3. Scott, R; Robinson, Richard K.; Wilbey, R. Andrew (30 September 1998). Cheesemaking Practice. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7514-0417-3. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
4. Harbutt, Juliet (1999). Cheese. Willow Creek Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-57223-200-6. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
5. Jamie Frater, ed. (November 2009). "Top 10 cheeses you should try". The Ultimate Book of Top 10 Lists: The Best of Listverse.com. Ulysses Press. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-1-56975-715-4. LCCN 2011275306. OCLC 318422338. Retrieved 17 April 2015.