Drinking and eating it in at Litfest
We can shout about how our cheeses stand up to the ancient cheeses of France, how, particularly, our washed rinds and blues have been winning awards around the globe and attracting the attention of very discerning chefs.
For me, the Ballymaloe Literary Festival started with a quote about Irish dairy, that swam in my head as I chatted to the many inspiring people gathered in a shed, in a country house and in a cookery school not far from my home, in East Cork. One of the panellists in the first of the mornings talks used a quote from the grand dame of Ballymaloe herself, Myrtle Allen.
