Photograph DAVID COTSWORTH
Summer is the time for picnics and barbecues, and a time when cheese leaves the cheeseboard to find its place under the grill, on the griddle or as part of a salad. Here are four smashing cheeses to savour over the long summer days.
The expert
Cheesemonger and author Ned Palmer works with cheesegeek and the BBC Good Food team to curate selections for the BBC Good Food Cheese Club. He also judges at the International Cheese Awards. Ned’s first book, the Sunday Times bestseller A Cheesemonger’s Histor y of the British Isles (£9.9 9, Prof ile Books), came out in 2019, followe d in 2020 by A Cheesemonger’s C ompendium of British and Irish Cheese (£14.99, Prof ile Books). He is currently tasting cheese for his third book, A Cheesemonger’s Tour of France.