The Essential Guide to Farmstead Cheese

Farmstead cheese, l??? ??mm?nl? kn?wn as f?rmh?u?? ?h????, ?? ?r?du??d from the m?lk collected ?n th? same f?rm wh?r? the cheese ?? ?r?du??d. Unlike ?rt???n cheese, wh??h may ?l?? include m?lk ?ur?h???d and transported from ?ff-f?rm sources, farmstead cheese makers only u?? milk from ?n?m?l? th?? r????. A???rd?ng t? the Am?r???n Ch???? S????t?, "milk u??d ?n th? ?r?du?t??n ?f farmstead cheeses m?? n?t b? ?bt??n?d fr?m any outside ??ur??". A? a r??ult, th? cheeses produced often h?v? un??u? fl?v?r? ?w?ng t? th? farm's local terroir. Most f?rm?t??d ?h???? ?? ?r?du??d fr?m cow, g??t or ?h??? m?lk, although ??m? f?rm?t??d cheeses are produced fr?m w?t?r buffalo m?lk (m??nl? Buff?l? m?zz?r?ll?).