Washed rind, high butter fat content and rolled in pinhead oatmeal, Caboc has medieval Highland roots in the ‘chieftain’s cheese’ created by Mariota de Ile who took the thick cream from the milk and matured it in barrels, instead of churning it into butter.
We don’t know hether the Chieftain died in battle or from consuming too much Caboc, so this cheese comes with a warning: a little goes a long way!
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Washed rind, high butter fat content and rolled in pinhead oatmeal, Caboc has medieval Highland roots in the ‘chieftain’s cheese’ created by Mariota de Ile who took the thick cream from the milk and matured it in barrels, instead of churning it into butter.
We don’t know hether the Chieftain died in battle or from consuming too much Caboc, so this cheese comes with a warning: a little goes a long way!
