If cheddar cheese is British, why is so much of it coming from abroad?

The Independent - London | September 22, 2009| | Copyright

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According to research published over the weekend by DairyCo, a body representing milk producers in Britain, the proportion of cheddar on sale in British supermarkets that comes from overseas is growing sharply. Over the first six months of this year, we imported thirteen-and-a-half more tons of foreign cheddar than last year. Far more cheddar is produced in Britain than is imported from overseas, but the shrinking gap between the two is an indication of a changing marketplace for the world's most popular cheese. Those feeling nostalgic about the ...

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