Sage Derby is a variety of
Derby cheese that is mild, mottled green and semi-hard, and has a
sage
Sage or SAGE may refer to:
Plants
* ''Salvia officinalis'', common sage, a small evergreen subshrub used as a culinary herb
** Lamiaceae, a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint or deadnettle or sage family
** ''Salvia'', a large ...
flavour.
The colour is from sage and sometimes other colouring added to the
curd
Curd is obtained by coagulating milk in a sequential process called curdling. It can be a final dairy product or the first stage in cheesemaking. The coagulation can be caused by adding rennet or any edible acidic substance such as lem ...
s, producing a
marbling effect and a subtle herb flavour.
The colour is formed either by mixing sage leaves into the curd before it is pressed or by the addition of "green curd" from green corn or spinach juice. In the latter case, the flavour has to be created with colourless sage extract.
Parsley
Parsley, or garden parsley ('' Petroselinum crispum'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, ...
,
spinach
Spinach (''Spinacia oleracea'') is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. Its leaves are a common edible vegetable consumed eith ...
and
marigold
Marigold may refer to:
* Marigold (color), a yellow-orange color
It may also refer to:
Plants
* In the genus ''Calendula'':
** Common marigold, '' Calendula officinalis'' (also called pot marigold, ruddles, or Scotch marigold)
* In the genus ' ...
leaves, bruised and steeped before use, can also be included instead of the sage leaves.
It is aged for one to three months.
History
The first production began in the seventeenth century in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
. Sage Derby was initially only made for festive occasions such as harvest time and Christmas, but it is now available all year.
References
*
English cheeses
Cow's-milk cheeses
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