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It's the long weekend, which can only mean one thing: plenty of food and drink to be shared with loved ones. From wine to lamb, the Easter bank holiday is a highlight in any Brit's calendar, but one staple really is perhaps the most important. Cheese.
But where sells the best cheese? Well, Which? has suggested switching to Tesco, after the supermarket's own-brand cheese was ranked top in a recent taste test. Tesco Finest Mature English Cheddar Cheese scored highest for flavour and is about average price-wise at £4 for 350g (£1.14 per 100g).
The cheese earned a satisfaction score of 78 per cent. Red fox red Leicester by Belton Farms is a beautiful bit of stuff. pic.
twitter.com/TH8Jy7cXJ4 — Joe Bangles CBE (@JoeBangles11) June 29, 2024 Testers "loved the look of this cheese" and rated it highly for its "firm, smooth texture." Which? added: "Most also thought its salt level and strength of flavour were just right.
People found it pleasingly crumbly and creamy, too." The full ranking: Best Buy: Tesco Finest Mature English Cheddar Cheese – 78% Best Buy: Davidstow Classic Cheddar – 75% M&S Cornish Cove Mature Cheddar Cheese – 73% Castello Tickler Mature Cheddar Cheese – 71% Cathedral City Our Mature Cheddar – 70% Pilgrims Choice Mature Cheddar – 70% Sainsbury’s Barber’s Mature Cruncher Cheese, Taste the Difference – 69% Aldi Specially Selected West Country Mature Cheddar – 68% Co-op Irresistible Somerset Mature Cheddar Cheese – 66% Recommended reading: DWP issues urgent warning to claimants which could 'deprive disabled people' Eight in 10 Brits have experienced chronic aches and pains for over a year 5 sharks for Brits to be aware of this season - From giants to those that attack In second place, with a satisfaction score of 75 per cent, was Davidstow Classic Cheddar. In third place was M&S Cornish Cove Mature Cheddar Cheese, which earned a score of 73 per cent.
Which? said: "This cheddar from M&S is a good all-rounder and proved popular with our tasting panel. The majority of our tasters said the salt level was just right, and they were also impressed by the smooth, firm texture. "Its flavour and crumbliness satisfied most tasters, too.
" Aldi disappointed the tasters and Co-op cheddar "lacked oomph", coming bottom of the pile..
