Shorrocks Traditional Lancashire Cheese Bomb LARGE- 460g

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Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. The Shorrock family have been producing this cheese since 1923, and Andrew has been making the bomb since the mid 80s when a friend moved to America and begged him to send some cheese. Andrew, now the family’s third generation cheesemaker, created the iconic Lancashire bomb over 25 years ago, for a friend moving to America.

In addition to this original Lancashire Bomb Shorrock's now produce a variety of different flavours, this includes the Vintage Gold which is an extra year matured. How to Enjoy: Gorgeous with a chunk of crusty bread and lots of butter, topped with a hearty helping of Rosebuds Preserves’ Great Yorkshire Pickle. The bombs are so popular due to the very creamy and full flavoured taste which leaves you wanting more. Tasty Lancashire cheese is made by the same traditional method as Creamy Lancashire but is matured for longer, from 12 weeks to 24 months. We can guarantee that it is due to the care and dedication that is given to this cheese that is what makes it taste so damn good!The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form. Vintage Cheddar, Ham and Pea Risotto is an ideal for a mid-week dinner with a rocket salad or some steamed greens. It is fabulous on a cheese board when you have friends for dinner or Sunday lunch, alternatively keep it for yourself and enjoy it with a nice glass or red wine! We have been to visit Andrew in Goosnagh on quite a few occasions and always enjoy seeing how the cheeses are being made by hand.

The black and white picture attached shows Andrew's grandfather, John Gaskel Shorrock who won Supreme Champion at the last Preston Open Cheese Competition before the war broke out in 1938. The Shorrock family have been producing this cheese since 1923, and Andrew has been making the bomb since the mid 80s when a friend moved to America and begged him to send some cheese.The Shorrock family have been making Lancashire cheese since 1923 and won Supreme Champion at the last Preston Open Cheese Competition before the war broke out in 1938. If that sounds good we sell Mrs Kirkhams Traditional Lancashire (made in Lancashire) that is a full fat traditional crumbly cheese. Two or three days’ curd of varying maturity are then blended together, giving Lancashire cheeses a distinctive character. Crumbly, with a moist creamy texture yet strong flavour resulting from the cheese being matured over two years.

Made by Andrew Shorrock in Goosnargh near Preston, the Lancashire Bomb Cheese is a true regional classic. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. This wonderfully creamy cheese is presented in a traditional black wax, and matured for over 2 years for full flavour. This is a very popular Lancashire cheese due to the intensely creamy and full flavoured taste which leaves you wanting more.The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. In addition to certain standard Google cookies, reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. Aged for 2 years, offering a full creamy taste and crumbly texture, this is popular dinner party cheese. Andrew Shorrock is the original creator of the Lancashire bomb and the Shorrock family have been hand making the bombs for over 25 years and have been winning cheese awards since 1923.

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Originally Andy made just one cheese in the shape of a bomb and gave it to a friend who was emigrating to America (what the American immigration officials thought about this who knows! Croquettes often use mozzarella, but traditional British croquettes use Lancashire cheese so here’s a version using Shorrock’s Lancashire Bomb. At time of writing the other flavours include smoked, chilli, black pepper, garlic, red onion and whiskey! It has proven to be a great success in the North of England and is spreading South rapidly by word of mouth due to the great taste and originality of the product.