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A love letter to Baron Bigod

One of Suffolk’s most iconic exports is 10…and still going strong, says Charlotte Smith-Jarvis.

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Jul 02, 2023
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Jonny Crickmore of Fen Farm Dairy with his herd of cows
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It’s impossible to think of the Suffolk food and drink scene without touching upon the beauty of Baron Bigod.

The award-winning bloomy-rinded fromage, with truffley, umami, earthy, mushroomy innards, is quite rightly held up not just in the UK, but globally, as one of the posterchilds of the cheese renaissance. 

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