Cotswold Cheese

For most people, the Cotswolds in the uplands of Southwestern England conjure images of quaint villages and stone churches, manors, and castles. When I hear the name Cotswold, however, I think cheese. Also known as "Double Gloucester with Chives" or "Pub Cheese," Cotswold cheese is a smooth, cheddary cheese with chives and onions. As a pub cheese, it is usually served with hard bread (I am eating mine with bagel crisps!), but it is a wonderful cheese in omelettes, too. For a nifty guide to this and other British cheeses, check here. For the script to the funniest cheese related sketch of all time -- Monty Python's "Cheese Shop" -- try here. Incredibly, Cotswald is omitted from the sketch, though John Cleese does mention Double Gloucester.