Valley Shepherd Creamery Carameaway
Sunday, October 14, 2007
The latest of the local cheese acquisitions is Carameaway by Valley Shepherd Creamery. It’s a mixed, raw milk (sheep and cow) cheese with caraway, and is cave-aged for a few months.
So far, this is my favorite of the Valley Shepherd cheeses. It’s very creamy with an excellent texture, and the caraway definitely gives it a ‘wow’ factor. I’m not sure if the pungency is provided by the caraway or is part of the cheese - maybe both. Either way, it’s delicious. I have been unable to stop eating it! And that’s sort of funny, considering caraway is used in folk medicine to relieve loss of appetite.
The Carameaway can be had at the Fair Food Farmstand at Reading Terminal Market. If you know of other Philadelphia locations where it’s sold, please let me know!
