Cheese
Local, traditional British & European cheeses
The cheese counter at La Hogue offers over 100 different cheeses! The staff at the cheese counter are always available to answer questions, make recommendations and offer tastings of properly matured cheese.
>> Local cheeses
Two local cheese producers supply the following regional cheeses:
- Suffolk Gold Gouda and Suffolk Blue (Suffolk Farmhouse Cheeses, Coddenham, Suffolk)
- Binham Blue and Walsingham (Mrs Temple, Wighton, Norfolk)
>> Traditional British cheeses
- Outstanding West Country cheddars
- Hand rolled Colston Basset Stilton, Nottinghamshire
- Duddleswell full fat hard ewe’s milk cheese, Sussex
- Award-winning Village Green goat’s milk cheese, Cornwall
- Rosary soft fresh goat’s milk cheese with herbs and garlic from Chris Moody, Wiltshire
A wider range of traditional British cheeses includes:
>> European cheeses
In addition to local and British cheeses, the cheese counter stocks a comprehensive range of European cheeses because they are so good. Some of these are:
- Brie de Meaux, the finest creamy brie from France
- Manchego, a pure ewe’s milk cheese from La Mancha with a buttery, nutty flavour
- Genuine two year old Parmiggiano Reggiano
- Vacherin Mont d’Or (seasonal), a washed rind soft cheese with a slightly acidic taste
- Délice de Bourgogne, a triple cream cow’s milk cheese with a lemony tangy finish
- Roquefort Papillon Black Label (AOC), the superb creamy yet crumbly, sharp and salty Roquefort
A wide variety of olives
The olives at La Hogue are the best around! Customers come back time and again for olives stuffed with bird’s eye chillies or almonds, olives with garlic and coriander, Moroccan olives. Yum! You will also find spicy tapenades, sweet roasted red peppers, and moreish nuts to complete your antipasti selection.