How the British Rival to Brie and Camembert is made (and why it is as Loved as the French Cheeses)

[@peronik349]

as a french (lover of our french cheese) i was a bit in mode "what? an english brie???" but after 2-3 minutes of seeing the master cheesemaker operate his art i am in a completely different state of mind! he is not trying to copy a brie from france! he is on the manufacture of a 100% english cheese with all his skills and all his art

[@jay71512]

There's no point trying to compete with a French brie, it's already been perfected by the French. There's too much fantastic brie already so it would be impossible for a small english farm to try and compete with already established brie makers.

[@davidpaylor5666]

If there is one thing we in the UK share with our French cousins it is a love of good cheese. It pleases me that you were impressed, for myself I am happy to eat any cheese that is made mindfully, with love and with good, grass-fed milk. Bonne année!

[@ApoapsisGaming1]

it is really good. I visit the dairy in this video often

[@tatari6627]

I drove to Bungay today after seeing this video and brought some cheese (and raw milk). Absolutely delicious and I had no idea this cheese maker was so close to home. Thank you for the video.

[@claudia-romeo]

That’s awesome! 😍

[@davidpaylor5666]

Isn't raw milk a treat? We have a farm nearby that sells unpasteurised milk and it is so good.

[@claudia-romeo]

@@davidpaylor5666 It depends on the size of the farm and the quality of the milk. The bigger the chain, the more dangers there are because the products move a lot before getting to the consumer. That's why raw milk is usually sold by small farms as opposed to big industrial dairies. Every farm should have information on their website/at the counter about the tests they do to mark their product as safe. I hope this helps!

[@kantemirovskaya1lightninga30]

that is awesome but... I have feelings of envy lol

[@John-r2p9t]

Thanks so much Claudia! As much as I love Brie, I am embarrassed to admit that I had no idea of the complicated details of making it! Your videos are such an education for us cheese lovers in particular that have no idea how it's made but fascinated once we see it explained in such an entertaining fashion! Hope you have a wonderful Holiday Claudia!

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you! Happy holidays to you too!

[@bronzetab]

Wonderful. Thank you for making this and all the other wonderful videos Claudia. And Johnny, if you are reading this, hats off to you!! We need more cheese and more types of cheeses in the world that come from people who put their soul into their work. I am in the US so I can't try it, but I made cheese yesterday and tried to follow in spirit. I just had to try the hand ladling technique with my own improvised pelle a brie. My appreciation and gratitude all around.

[@agentbertram4769]

Blessed are the cheesemakers!

[@SirBojo4]

I agree!

[@secretagentbloke]

Well, obviously, it’s not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products. 😉

[@suziesteube1332]

Well said!

[@j.canyonsjoblom9840]

Aaaaaamen.

[@TheCharlesAtoz]

Claudia! Your enthusiasm is so attractive. Love this channel!!

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you🥳

[@Nucleric]

same i love the food education

[@CTdonnner1991]

Commenting for algorithm and that this is wholesome channel that gives us an eye into the interesting world of food. God bless

[@claudia-romeo]

🧡

[@johnransom1146]

I’ve made Camembert here in Canada. I got raw milk from some Amish friends, the cultures and molds from the internet. The first ones weren’t great, mainly texture problems. Definitely a learning curve. I never made more than a couple gallons worth at a time. Had enough to give away. Really good with local honey.

[@douglassauvageau7262]

Cheese and Honey! Brilliant!

[@etorepugatti9196]

@@douglassauvageau7262 It's a wonder, tri fresh goat's milk cheese, honey and nuts on a slice of bred 😍

[@charlesappleton6117]

Have been eating this cheese for years,even served at our daughter’s French wedding- the French loved it! Try it with a little truffle honey or just the truffled Bigod with a Chenin blanc, heaven.

[@GodzHarleyGirlStudio]

Hooray another Claudia video!❤ Excellent cheese making.

[@ellskell]

I save your videos for extra cozy nights in because I find them so soothing (and of course interesting!). Thanks for all of your hard work. Happy New Year!

[@housemana]

same ellie. and happy new year to u too. here's to everything that's to come :)

[@claudia-romeo]

That’s awesome 🧡 thank you for watching! Happy new year 🥳

[@JuniperBoy]

I met Jonny at a cheese event earlier this year, and he seemed such a nice guy. Passionate about his produce and really knowledgeable.

[@kantemirovskaya1lightninga30]

Wonderful episode Claudia, great story which surely brings pride to British Farmers!!!!! I wish I was coming to the UK soon but alas I am stuck on the cold North East Coast of the US for a while... that cheese made MY MOUTH WATER when you both took that first bite-Brits should be super exited they have such amazing products being created!!!!! Happy New Year to you, your crew, and the folks at Fen Farm Dairy.

[@boathousejoed1126]

An early Christmas present from Claudia! Buono Natale!

[@markopolo1271]

A lot of people don't seem to realise that Britain really does make some of the best cheese in the world most aren't as well known as French or Italian cheeses but they're every bit as good as them.

[@didisinclair3605]

Loved every second of this!! Thanks, Claudia!

[@1Clearwords]

Thanks, Claudia, for another great video about my favourite type of food: cheese!

[@housemana]

yay, Claudia dawg i just want to give lots of love from the States. have loved your syndicate work and loving even more your new arc. thank you so much for all you do. my family and I love each of your episodes. And who could forget the butter episode; what a classic, an legendary piece of culinary journalism imo. but i'ma log off before i sound too much like a glazer lol. ciao

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you so much🙏🏼 That butter episode was so fun! I wish I could film it all again. Thank you for following me along on my channel!

[@1980Spearhead]

Very interesting episode. Great to find pockets of enthusiasts making exceptional food. More please!

[@TheCho-k4m]

Great to see you've got your own channel now, loved your other videos.

[@GW-sc1rl]

Great video, just the right amount of detail to video length. Love Baron Bigod, glad I know how to pronounce it correctly now too.

[@nickfranklin1867]

I so enjoy watching cheese being made by hand, it is a fascinating process, The finished product looked delicious! keep the video's coming Claudia, and Merry Christmas

[@miyojewoltsnasonth2159]

A British rival to Brie de Meaux? (I clicked because I was expecting to hear a 26-minute joke.) I've been to Britain about ten times, but I had no idea there was anything of the sort. But I will definitely have to check out this Baron Bigod. Good on Britain ... will France now start working on their own Rosbif recipes?

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

Brie is ok but far from my favourite bloomy

[@vsznry]

Keep it up Claudia!

[@petersbayley]

Thanks

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you for your support!

[@JamieBeckroberts]

I worked behind a cheese counter through lock-down from in between school and uni. Every time I see a cheese we they stocked I get so excited! A suggestion for an episode is Kaltbach its a Swiss mountain cheese and its utterly Delicious!

[@tankerd1847]

That looks amazing. Those guys know their cheese.

[@Nena84734]

I love your channel, you do a fantastic job!

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you!

[@ajaybajaj2620]

I wasn't all that into cheese until I started watching Claudia's videos.

[@AlexWard94]

My absolute favourite cheese!

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

The Christmas delights keep coming! got a turkey in the oven right now :) cooking it early so I can focus on ham next week lol.

[@Wawalsh1234]

Another great video, thank you!

[@randywaterbury9893]

Always love your food processing videos especially the dairy ones as I worked in ice cream factories for 25 years.

[@calicoasting]

Been watching you for years and always enjoy your videos thank you

[@jjforcebreaker]

Never heard of this type, very interesting episode as always! Merry Christmas and all the best for the coming year, Mrs Romeo.

[@NA-su3jk]

Thanks for making these videos!

[@Cos27O]

Love your videos! Always informative and your presentation style is always so genuine. Happy holidays and thanks for sharing! :)

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you! Happy holidays 🥳

[@Kadoile]

Thank you for another excellent quality documentary.

[@patrickcronin6829]

Looks amazing! Thank you

[@1234j]

Excellent video again. Looks yummy, that cheese.

[@mrharvest]

Lovely, more British cheeses with Claudia! Also, your ladling the curds was hilarious

[@vorpalteaspoon8904]

Another great episode about the vital work of making cheese.

[@Roddy1965]

Looks delicious!!

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

4:00 right back at ya friend! 😂 Edit to say I liked how he started discussing change in tastes in British food. That could perhaps be an entire video! Cheers and happy New year Claudia 😊

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you for watching! I can definitely attest to that first hand after living in London for 13 years. My palate has changed too 😆 happy new year 🥳

[@ztac_dex]

Amazing video once again Claudia

[@jootzman]

Thank you for this video! 🔥🔥🔥

[@MM-hz6fn]

Love the whole video but I like the science-exposition 19:00 on curd structure, why it's important to make by hand, etc.

[@claudia-romeo]

That was so interesting to hear from Jonny!

[@graemelliott3942]

Wow another Awesome cheese video! I’ll see if it’s Available in Los Angeles!

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

Another interesting and informative video, thanks Claudia. You deserve a lot more subscribers but it's great to see the subscriber count steadily growing over the past few months.

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you! Fingers crossed 🤞

[@petersbayley]

Great video, Claudia. Great story, John :-)

[@urouroniwa]

Amazing video and incredibly editing. As always, I learn a lot from these! I'm very grateful. Need to plan to make an homage to this cheese some day 🙂

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you! Editing is one my pain points, especially adding music at the end 😅 this comment means so much to me!

[@emb7854]

Your videos inspired me to try! I got vegetable rennet and cultures and am excited to follow a recipe and see!

[@oldsongsnew8797]

I'm about 1.20 hr away ! could go and get some sometime.

[@dennisjeppesen9387]

Very interesting. I had never even heard of this cheese and I know a lot of cheese!

[@RosesOnTheRock]

Weirdly, I have never tried the cheese but have one of their cheese boxes! It’s encouraged me to try the cheese for sure x

[@AngelaG-s6b]

English brie is absolutely delicious I love it.

[@IjIj-j3g]

Miss Romeo your videos are so good and interesting.😊

[@miyojewoltsnasonth2159]

I'd like to see Claudia go to a Cheddar shop while she's in Britain and make a similar video showing the process for making an old, salty British Cheddar. Hafod and Montgomery's would be my top two favourites to check out.

[@claudia-romeo]

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll try to make it work for 2025🎉

[@miyojewoltsnasonth2159]

@@claudia-romeo I'd love it if you could please do so! Thank you in advance! *Reply to:* _"Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll try to make it work for 2025🎉"_

[@llanblethianorchards]

Thanks for the great video. I've tried the cheese at my local farmers' market in Cowbridge, sold by ps caws. Absolutely lovely :)

[@the_speed_monster]

Hats Off to the Cheese Lady. 👍🏻🫡❤👌🏻🫶 ❤️from India.

[@ApoapsisGaming1]

it's definitely worth a visit. I get my mill from fen farm dairy (this one) and I know they have an other cheese on the way

[@andrealuciani9022]

Definitely the best part of making those videos are the taste of those wonderful cheeses,

[@jimmywr32]

merry Christmas great video thank you

[@sdzielinski]

Looks good!

[@clare8871]

One of the best cheeses 😍

[@marcob1729]

I'd love to try this some day

[@PeterReed-g1l]

I love Baron... So much, I call it Baron Bloody Good at my local cheese shop. I prefer it running off the cheeseboard.. Wigmore was another favourite until I discovered this.. Keep up the good work guys, stay true....

[@Shaun.Stephens]

Thank you Claudia, I really enjoyed this video, I felt like I could almost taste the cheese. Alas I'm in New Zealand so won't get to taste this cheese myself.

[@CarolineAndrews-rc3id]

yay another kiwi watching this!

[@Loschh]

This woman is an absolute goddess! Her beauty knows no bounds.

[@David35445]

I do wish they exported this cheese to Canada. I'll just have to try making my own version once the blues in my small cave are ready to move. Great video Claudia.

[@conormcmenemie5126]

Thanks Claudia - although cheese is icecream for old people, we still need guidence and help navigation the realm of candidum and roqueforte

[@suziesteube1332]

Well said!

[@krisjonesuk]

About 40 years ago the British Milk Marketing Board encouraged the production of a cheese to compete with Brie. It was called Lymeswold and was heavily marketed. However, it didn’t prove popular and production stopped in the early 90s. This looks like a more genuine product and I hope it succeeds.

[@JH-ml5cp]

Thanks for the video and all the work you put in them. Lets go for the hudred thousand first and the million later. Merry Xmas

[@claudia-romeo]

Let’s do it 🥳

[@pietbliksem]

Buon Natale, Claudia!

[@brassen]

It was a torture. thank you!

[@hoilst265]

Happy Gravy Day! And we get a new Claudia Video!

[@TrickyNight24]

If they’re in east anglia (spelling, sorry ignorant American here) the EAYF yearly yarn festival has really been taking off these past couple years. He could get his cheese into more mouths being onsite as a food vendor. People are really starting to travel there in the thousands now and there’s not much us yarn lovers love more than food and snacks while knitting and chatting.

[@bingbong462]

another good cheese video

[@DarthMalaks_Missing_Lower_Jaw]

Looks good. A slight variation from brie.

[@PozzaPizz]

Buon Natale from Florida!

[@SarahMould]

I've bought butter and milk from that milk shed - well worth a visit if you are in the area. And the cheese, obvs...

[@saadus7269]

3:52, yup, that's an experienced cheese maker.

[@napoleonfeanor]

I think it's a good idea to make the cheeses in your own country to start a small new artisanal industry and be able to also make slight variations from the original Brie.

[@Xaxon]

After the day I've had, a new video on cheese is just what I need. Kind of weird not hearing anyone speaking Italian or Greek though.

[@ajaybajaj2620]

Guys let's help Claudia in the algorithm by giving this video a like!

[@claudia-romeo]

🧡

[@dennisjeppesen9387]

Would anyone happen to know if this cheese is sold in the USA and if so, where?

[@soHatey]

Hope you can get up to Sweden and check out some Västerbottensost one day ❤

[@clare8871]

Claudia have you heard of Young Buck? It's w very special cheese made in Co Down in Ireland. You should make a trip!

[@003thezg3]

Wow, i've never know the crust is used to be fluffy. I wish they would sell it with fluffy crust version :D

[@sonodiventataunalbero5576]

Where does Jonny sell his cheese on the Continent? It looks just yummy. Buone feste! 🙋🏻‍♀️☃️

[@claudia-romeo]

Worth checking on their website. Buone feste a te 🥳

[@_SurferGeek_]

I've had Baron Bigod and it's really good but if I have to choose, Camembert will still win. Nice to have variety though.

[@raj_rp18]

Claudia I have been wondering for you and your videos over the food insider channel have you parted ways to start your know KZbin channel and nice to see you again ❤👌🏻

[@JamieBainbridge]

It seems to be your mission to observe and taste every artisan cheese in Europe. God I wish that were me 😅🧀

[@claudia-romeo]

You’re not wrong 😎

[@Kidester]

I need to see if this is sold in New York

[@christopherjhall]

How do I buy this cheese in the UK?

[@markopolo1271]

Their website link is in the videos description. I'd literally just searched online to find where you could buy it prior to checking the description only just to end up on their website anyway. Their prices vary depending on the size of cheese you're getting but they start at £8 for a 180g wedge. Hope this helps

[@colinlambert882]

Great cheese. Pity it costs about twice as much as Brie de Meaux.very different to making stilton, where rennet is added by the milliliter.

[@the_speed_monster]

👍🏻❤️👌🏻

[@michaelboldys3330]

I love cheese...

[@wyocoyotewyocoyote9007]

Come to California, Claudia!

[@adeadcrab]

i am just a humble wheel of cheese in Claudia's factory