Stilton cheese gained a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) from the EU in 1996.
Currently only five dairies, in Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire, are licensed to produce Blue Stilton.
Here, it was obvious there was a special affinity between Mr. Ducasse and Colston Bassett Stilton.
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If the consultation is favourable, the decision to amend the Stilton PDO will go before the European Commission.
Colston Bassett has one of only five dairies, located in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, licensed to produce Blue Stilton.
Try the famous stilton burger, a pepper-crusted burger with roasted garlic cloves and slathered with the deliciously fragrant cheese.
It wants the same kind of protection enjoyed by Champagne and Stilton cheese.
Then there's elevenses with pork pie and spirits, followed by a black tie dinner, champagne, port stilton and more.
Like Champagne or Stilton, the name binds product and place (the Belgian town of Lembeek was an early brewing hub).
For something fancier, there is Madeline Weinrib's Persimmon Olivia, divine Blush Pink Kenmare or the Stilton Jellybaby, which I adore.
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The dairy produces a blue cheese made from raw milk which, although similar to the famous cheese, cannot be called Stilton.
In 1996, the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association achieved Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status for blue Stilton from the European Commission.
Clawson introduced Stilton Gold to celebrate the dairy's centenary this year, and it has already gotten nearly 1, 000 inquiries from prospective buyers.
That's because there are only five Stilton producers, and their products are easy to track, says Janice Breedon, the dairy's marketing manager.
While the scheme allows it a place among parma ham, Champagne and stilton cheese, the benefits for the region are more substantial.
The birthplace of afternoon tea, stilton cheese and pork pies, the Leicestershire town earned the highest points in claims to food fame.
Under EU law Stilton can only be made by a few dairies in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, where it is believed to have originated.
By the way, while we are generally not huge fans of wine and cheese together, Port and Stilton (and other blues) are an exception.
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The Cambridgeshire village of Stilton hopes to win public support for its battle to be recognised as the original home of the famous blue-veined cheese.
North West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara, who represents Stilton, will announce the public consultation plan at the village's annual Stilton Cheese Rolling Championship on 6 May.
But Stilton resident and historian Richard Landy disputes this claim.
Here you can eschew standard American eats for traditional English fare such as bangers and mash (English style sausage and homemade mashed potatoes) or the Ploughmans Lunch, which features slices of English cheddar and Stilton cheeses, tomato, cucumber and beets on a roll.
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