A golden-yellow variety of beetroot the leavesof which have yellow ribs.
Dorkings are a bulky breed of chicken with a low carriage and a distinctive fifth toe. Dorkings come in silver grey, dark, red, cuckoo and white.
A drum of very hard cheese made with cow's milk, similar to cheddar. It has a dry, off-white paste with mottled, blue veining and a crusty, brownish rind. It is made by Dorset Blue Cheese Co, Woodbridge Farm, Stock Gaylard, Dorset. This cheese is made with raw, skimmed milk and contains 40% (15%) fat. It is made with vegetable rennet so is suitable for vegetarians. It may be found weighing 5.5-6.6 kg (12-14 lb). Affinage is from 3-18 month. Blue Dorset or Dorset Blue Vinney has a sharp, sour flavour and a strong aftertaste. It can be very hard and there are stories of Dorset men suggesting that trains could run on rails made of this cheese. The required flora for the blue vening are thought to have originated on bridles in the tackroom of a stable.The cheese, which is said to have been the favourite of Thomas Hardy, disappeared in 1982. (PDO).
A drum of very hard cheese made with cow's milk, similar to cheddar. It has a dry, off-white paste with mottled, blue veining and a crusty, brownish rind. It is made by Dorset Blue Cheese Co, Woodbridge Farm, Stock Gaylard, Dorset. This cheese is made with raw, skimmed milk and contains 40% (15%) fat. It is made with vegetable rennet so is suitable for vegetarians. It may be found weighing 5.5-6.6 kg (12-14 lb). Affinage is from 3-18 month. Blue Dorset or Dorset Blue Vinney has a sharp, sour flavour and a strong aftertaste. It can be very hard and there are stories of Dorset men suggesting that trains could run on rails made of this cheese. The required flora for the blue vening are thought to have originated on bridles in the tackroom of a stable.The cheese, which is said to have been the favourite of Thomas Hardy, disappeared in 1982. (PDO).
Double baked savoury biscuits (US: cookies) which are traditionally crumbled and eaten with blue cheese, preferably Blue Vinny. Those who don't like them liken them to dried dinner rolls.
A breed of lamb which produces well-flavoured meat and which can breed naturally throughout the year, extending the season for which it is available.
A high quality, plump, flattish fish with a golden sheen, with an ugly but amiable face. It was first associated with Zeus, then with St Peter, as evidenced by the ‘finger marks’ left by him when he picked it up to remove a coin from its mouth to pay some taxes.
