This German Cheese Dish Comes With an Unusual Side
What exactly does “handkäse mit musik” mean? Handkäse mit musik is a traditional Hessian dish. Photo by silberkorn73/AdobeStock. Crusty bread, sticky fig jam, golden drizzles of honey—all are popular cheese accompaniments. But how about cheese with a side of music? Handkäse mit musik—literally “hand cheese with music”—is a traditional dish from Hesse: a German state […]
Savoring Gouda in the Land of Wind and Water
Kinderdijk, Netherlands, is a stunning landscape of dikes, canals, and windmills that create polders, or land reclaimed from the sea, to help manage floods. The iconic Dutch town, which was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, is home to the highest number of windmills in the country. There’s a good chance that if you close your eyes and picture the Netherlands, Kinderdijk is likely what you imagine.
The Woman Who Made Cheese and Spied on Nazis
How cheese provided the perfect cover for a World War II-era spy It’s difficult to envision James Bond shaping rounds of goat cheese as part of his latest operation. However, that is exactly what Virginia Hall did. While in deep cover during World War II, the “most dangerous of all Allied spies,” according to the […]
The Cowgirl Behind Some of Tuscany’s Best Buffalo Cheeses
A taste of Italy’s wild west To imagine Tuscany is to envision a picture-postcard scene of narrow, medieval streets in Florence or tidy rows of vineyards and olive groves in Chianti. But travel just an hour or two southwest of these well-known destinations and you’ll arrive in the Tuscan subregion of Maremma, a landscape too […]
Discover the Cheesemaker Crafting Farmstead Cheese in Morocco
Photographed by Tyson Bateman “Those are my Moroccan Ferraris,” says Tarik Lechkar, pointing to a pair of donkeys on his farm, Domaine de La Pommeraie. “And these are the goats.” As if on cue, the animals race out of their barn and down the hill toward the farmer. We are in the Middle Atlas Mountains, […]
A Cheesy Dish Best Served In Hungary, When You’re Hungry
Memorable travel moments are almost always inextricably linked to good food and drink. Even the simplest meal can be the stuff of travel stories—such as the humble Sztrapacska, a regional dish found primarily in Slovakia and Hungary.
Inside Paris’ New Cheese Museum
Visit Paris’ new cheese museum for an inside look at the production of iconic French cheeses.
Home Is Where the Cheese Shop Is
San Sebastián’s Smallest Cheese Shop is an Incubation for Inspiration
The Wiltshire Loaf Returns
Mentioned in Jane Austen’s novel Emma, Wiltshire Loaf was one of England’s lost cheeses until a cheesemaker tracked down the recipe.
Wheys Less Traveled: Jærosten And The Great Norwegian Cheese Reawakening
Norway’s recent cheesemaking renaissance started with Jærosten, a raw milk, Alpine-style cheese.
