Travel Solo and Savor the Taste

Cheese case at Fifth Town Artisan Cheese, Prince Edward County

This is perfect for solo travel because it is best done when you’re alone.

Take a small piece, place it on your tongue, savor it as it melts in your mouth. Then enjoy the flavor and sensation for a full 20 minutes. Notice how the flavor lingers and changes. It’s tangy at first and has a clean finish.

Repeat, because it’s irresistible.

The Art of Cheese making
I  spent a morning on my recent trip around Lake Ontario at Fifth Town Artisan Cheese in Prince Edward County where I participated in making three wonderful cheeses: Bedda Feta, a Prince Edward County interpretation of a traditional Greek recipe; Counting Sheep, a soft surface ripened cheese made with sheep’s milk & organic rennet; and, Lemon Fetish, a slightly crumbly sheep cheese with lemon zest and red fife flour on the rind.

I’ll tell you which of these cheeses had me weak with delight in a moment. But first, I must introduce you to the cheesemaking experience at Fifth Town.

Welcome to Fifth Town Artisan Cheese near Picton Ontario.

The Cheesemakers introduced me to the art of cheesemaking, patiently answering my many questions.

Charming look. Background: the cheese is stirred then cut into one inch curds.

The curds are put into molds that let the whey drain away. The trays of molds are stacked & turned occasionally to compact the curd.

Fifth Town has won numerous awards for it's cheeses. Here are some aging in the cellar.

Fifth Town uses local organic products and has Plantinum LEEDS accreditation.

Before leaving, I tasted several Fifth Town cheeses in the shop that’s connected to the to factory. It’s open most days during the summer. It was closed when we were making the cheese but, when a couple dropped by, the staff casually opened the store to serve them.

At the store I picked up some Lemon Fetish – how could I resist tasting the finished product of a cheese we had made that morning. On my drive to Kingston I just had to open the package and have a piece. It was then that I discovered that to enjoy the full meaning of this cheese, it should really be savored solo.

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