Gjetost is a hard, Norwegian, sweet, vegetarian, cows whey cheese.
This Norwegian cheese is certainly unique, it is made by boiling the left-over whey from the two milks until the lactose caramelises, giving Gjetost it's fudgy appearance.
We always describe it to customers as a bit like a cheesy Caramac! While most definitely not for everyone (including ourselves) it has quite a cult following.
A customer has kindly written to us with the following useful information:
"I come from a Scandinavian background and my relatives in South Africa (where I am originally from) used to use it - in a dish of chicken, where they used the cheese in the gravy! I can remember my aunt making a HUGE pot of chicken pieces, browned in butter, then using the juices and chicken stock etc to make a really unctuous, very rich sauce with butter cream (don’t be shy with either) and the Gjetost. It is awesome - and I don’t like it as a cheese on its own either. But in this thick, very rich sauce, it is amazing! "
When ordering your online cheese for next day delivery, remember that the perfect cheeseboard comprises a hard cheese, a soft cheese and a blue cheese. you can also include a goat's cheese, a sheep's cheese or perhaps a washed rind cheese. A cheeseboard can be purely British cheeses or French cheese, Italian cheese, Spanish cheese or can be a combination of artisan cheeses from across the world. Unpasteurised or raw milk cheese, traditional or vegetarian cheese, strong cheese, mild cheese, alpine cheese, smelly cheese, fondue cheese..... its up to you. And don't forget that we sell chutneys, picallili, water biscuits, oatcakes, membrillo (quince paste) and everything else to go with cheese. we also do fabulous cheese selections, cheese hampers, cheese birthday presents, Christmas cheese, amazing wedding cheese towers, Valentine cheese, fathers day cheese, new mum cheese, cheese boards, cheese platters and cheese knives.
