{"title":"Scandinavian Cheese","description":"Countries in Scandinavia have long cheesemaking traditions. In Scandinavia, the climate is very varied, ranging from typical western European weather for Denmark and southern Sweden and along the west coast of Norway, to humid continental weather from Oslo to Stockholm in the centre, to subarctic conditions further north. The areas with dairy farming have perfect grazing conditions and very clean air giving the grass a sweetness that is reflected in the milk and the cheese. From a true farmhouse Norwegian GEITOST to the fascinating history of WRÅNGEBÄCKSOST, explore a selection of cheeses from Scandinavia. ","products":[{"product_id":"wrangebacksost","title":"WRÅNGEBÄCKSOST","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALMNÄS BRUK, VÄTTERN LAKE, HJO, THERMISED, TRADITIONAL RENNET. ORGANIC PRODUCTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweden's oldest brand of cheese – and the recent winner of 'Best Cheese in Sweden' – this cheese has a fascinating history. After a forty-seven-year gap in production, the cheesemakers at Almnäs Bruk enlisted their former dairyman Hans Stiller (now 82 years old) – who had personally stopped making the cheese in 1961 – to restart production. They found the old planks once used to mature the cheeses and were able to resurrect the bacteria stored deeply in the wood, ostensibly erasing the half-century of dormancy. The flavours are rich and fruity and complex, with a unique sourness, while the aroma, due to the maturation on the boards, has a delicate farminess. Great with beer or Jura-style white wines, this cheese is very friendly for pairing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Fromagerie","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":53550084424054,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":53550084456822,"sku":"","price":33.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":53550084489590,"sku":"","price":67.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/3018\/0898\/products\/WRANGEBACKSOST.jpg?v=1659705247"},{"product_id":"sormlands-adel","title":"SORMLANDS ADEL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJURSS DAIRY, SORMLANDS, SWEDEN.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePasteurised Organic Cow's Milk. Traditional Rennet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a small scale dairy making a blue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003echeese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e along the lines of a Bleu d’Auvergne.  The milk comes from two local farms – 5-6km from the dairy - with a third making up the quantity if there is a shortage of milk.  The cows graze on pasture in the summer and in winter they go inside into large airy barns where they can freely walk around.  On first tasting there is a lovely richness to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003echeese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a defined blue ‘bite’ that opens into a sweetly nutty finish.  The clean fresh taste is a lovely contrast, and alongside the Wrangebacksost hard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003echeese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Thomas Berglund will make a great pairing to showcase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003echeeses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from this part of the Scandinavia Peninsula.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Fromagerie","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":55393807499638,"sku":"","price":18.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":55393807532406,"sku":"","price":37.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":55393807565174,"sku":"","price":75.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/3018\/0898\/files\/swedishblue.jpg?v=1742296480"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/3018\/0898\/collections\/Individal_-_desktop_2x_146a9463-9b2b-4537-8163-5900fa47425d.jpg?v=1659711235","url":"https:\/\/lafromagerie.live\/collections\/scandinavian-cheese.oembed","provider":"La Fromagerie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}