Ridder
is a surface ripened, edible rind soft
cheese with a creamy
texture and rich aroma.
As its translated name ‘Knight’ suggests,
it is
a cheese with a strong characteristic flavour.
Ridder is a wonderful dessert cheese best
served with
crackers and summer fruits and
berries. It can also be
used as an
appetiser,
thinly sliced in sandwiches or
melted.
• Ridder is available in speciality
cheese shops through the UK. (search) • Made in a small dairy on one of the
most beautiful fjords of western Norway; • Although
relatively unknown in the UK, it is always a favourite whenever
the British public
have a chance to taste it.
Product description
Full fat surface ripened cheese made from cows' milk with
a fat content of 38% (fat in dry matter: 61%). Added ingredients:
Preservative - Sodium nitrate (E 251); Colouring - Annatto
(E 160b). Raw milk is pasteurised and cooled; starter and
animal rennet added; curds cut, pressed and moulded into
wheel shape; immersed in brine; dipped in annatto; first
ripening; washed; second ripening; labelled and boxed.
Taste and texture
Soft, creamy texture;
Rich aroma;
Edible rind.
Handling and keeping qualities
Best stored in a refrigerator at 2° C - 4° C; Best eaten within 7 days of purchase when cut from the wheel.
As a dessert cheese, best served with summer fruits and berries or as
an appetiser folded into thin strips with smoked ham on a bed of crisp
garnished lettuce.
NUTRITIONAL VALUES
Typical values per 100g
Energy
Protein
Carbohydrate
Fat
of which saturates
Fibre
Sodium
