Cheshire cheese

British

noun

a mild-flavoured cheese with a crumbly texture, originally made in Cheshire

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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

Prepare a round of toast; butter it; grate over it good Cheshire cheese about half the thickness of the toast, and give it a brown.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William

Scramble, scramble, scramble, went all the little Mice, For they smelt the Cheshire cheese, The Pussy-Cat said, "It smells very nice, Now do come out, if you please."

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

Blackjacks and Cheshire cheese, with toast and sugar and nutmeg, went plentifully round.

From Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse by Schauffler, Robert Haven

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