Caerphilly cheese

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Caerphilly
Country of origin	Wales
Region, town	Caerphilly
Source of milk	Cows
Pasteurized	unknown
Texture	hard crumbly
Aging time	unknown
Certification	unknown

Caerphilly cheese is a hard cheese that originates in the area around the town of Caerphilly in Wales. It was not originally made in the town, but was sold at market there, hence taking the town's name.

It is a light-coloured (almost white) crumbly cheese made from cows' milk, and generally has a fat content of around 48%.

It has a mild taste, but perhaps its most noticeable feature is its saltiness. It is rumoured that the cheese was developed over time to provide the miners with a convenient way of replenishing the salt lost through hard work underground and so was a staple of the diet of the coal-miners.

See also: List of cheeses, List of British cheeses