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Cheshire cheese

British  

noun

  1. a mild-flavoured cheese with a crumbly texture, originally made in Cheshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There have been declines in Somerset with cheddar makers, in the East Midlands with Stilton and in the north-west with Cheshire cheese.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2024

Taking out a block of Cheshire cheese, the man who engineered England's first canal carved out a model of the waterway he hoped to build.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2016

A gentleman in the prime of life, lay extended on a bed—his hair dishevelled, his dress disordered, and his complexion a midway hue between the tints of chalk and Cheshire cheese.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831 by Various

Cheshire cheese is largely made in the county from which it takes its name, and in adjoining districts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

At the Nantwich yearly fairs, samples of the famous Cheshire cheese made in the neighbourhood, of the best brands, may be found. 

From Rides on Railways by Sidney, Samuel

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