When you think of cheese, you might think Wisconsin's got the market covered, but a few local cheese producers say Kansas City has something special too.
Weston's Green Dirt Farm exclusively makes sheep's milk cheese and is one of only a few sheep dairies in the country to make its own cheese. Cheese made from different milks-- cow, goat and sheep--have different tastes. Sheep's milk cheese, for instance, can have a nutty flavor.
On Friday's Up to Date, we discussed these cheeses:
- Mimolette
- L'amuse Dutch gouda
- Green Dirt Farm's sheep's milk Prairie Tomme (sheep's milk)
- Flory's Truckle (farmhouse cheddar)
- Landeria Farm's fresh goat cheese
- Green Dirt Farm sheep's milk Dirt Lover (lactic style, nutty/mushroom flavor)
If you want to see what these and other local cheeses taste like, you can try them out:
- The Better Cheddar, 604 W. 48th St., Kansas City, Mo. and The Village Shops at 71st and Mission Road in Prairie Village, Kan.
- Green Dirt Farm cheese are available at The Better Cheddar, Whole Foods, Cosentino's Market, Hen House and Natural Grocers
Guests:
- Lincoln Broadbooks, the only certified cheese professional in the state of Kansas and manager of The Better Cheddar
- Sarah Hoffman, owner and cheesemaker for Green Dirt Farm in Weston.
