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Can cheese really do wonders for your town?

How to Make Cheese

If your town is struggling with the ways in which they are at the moment then perhaps a good old fashioned cheese festival is what your town needs?. It can work in Cardiff right??

This is due to the fact that Britain’s biggest cheese festival is here once a year. This year on the 26th and 27th of september one of the largest cheese festivals actually had over 400 types of cheeses along with wines and beers to sample.. Not only do you get the normal cow and goat cheese but also sheep as well as the unusual Buffalo cheese too.

Nearly everyone enjoys at least one form of cheese, so how exactly is cheese made??

Well funnily enough it is actually produced by the coagulation of the milk protein known as casein. How are all the cheeses made to taste different?? The animal and the diet of the animal is key. On top of this wood smoke, spices and herbs can be used as flavouring agents.

In the making of some cheeses acids like lemon juice and vinegar are used in the curdling process. Cheeses have been used for many years for so many different things. It has proven useful against famines and is very good travel food as it tends to last for a long time as well as providing plenty of protein, fat and of course calcium. Cheese can last a lot longer than milk which is partly why it is so much more useful. Can be cheaper to ship.

The cheese festival should actually be in within the grounds of Cardiff castle next year too so if you are interested why not take one of those nice family days out there and join in! UK family holidays is another way to experience Wales or any part of the United Kingdom if you are not into cheese.

 

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Do not just visit London

London is great as it contains so many different things to do. A personal favourite is the O2 stadium as it is the best place to see huge artists from around the world do their thing the whole country.Perhaps only second to Wembley.

There are many museums to enjoy in London. Two of the best that London has have got to be the Imperial War Museum and the British Museum.

The Tower Of London is famous for holding the crown jewels. Of course the Tower is most famous for housing prisoners that were once tortured and killed.

Sure London has some of the top places to visit if you are coming to England, from Big Ben to the Waxworks but it also has the busy streets, and the feel of a world capital, which doesn’t tend to feel that good. Is London just somewhere to go on one of those family days out?

London is brilliant for someone coming over to see a bit of Britain’s awsome history but show the current beauty of Britain, and that is of course, the countryside.

Wales is a fantastic place to see the real Britain. Of course cities such as Cardiff are busy but again that is one of Britain’s biggest cities, head just outside for a beautiful countryside stay in a cottage. Wales also has many other things to offer such as Abseiling, climbing, surfing, diving, fishing and golf. The Welsh also have many foods in which to try. Salt marsh lamb, Welsh black cattle and farmhouse cheeses are just some that you should seriously think about trying.

So if you are thinking about UK family holidays then instead of choosing London, Edinburgh or Dublin, why not give Wales a try?

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