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	Cheshire cheese cherry tomato cherrystone clam chervil Cheshire cheese Chianti Chihuahua cheese Chinese artichoke Definition: [CHESH-ur] Hailing from the county of Cheshire, this rich, cow's-milk cheese comes in three varieties--white, red and blue--and has a reputation as one of England's most famous cheeses. The white (actually pale yellow) and red (apricot-colored) Cheshires are very similar, differing mainly in the fact that the red variety has been dyed with annatto. They're young cheeses, having an average age of 8 weeks, with a semifirm texture and a mild, tangy, cheddarlike flavor. Farmhouse Cheshire, rarely exported, is usually aged about 9 months and has a richer, fuller flavor for the effort. Blue Cheshire, boasting a beautiful golden interior veined with blue, is just as rich as Stilton but milder in flavor. Cheshire cheese has long been a favorite for Welsh rabbit. See also cheese; blue cheese. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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