Our cheese of the month: the poppy marbled cheese born near the bread oven!

What can inspire a cheesemaker to come up with a unique product and find the appropriate name for it?

For the craftsman of the Eeke cheese factory, in the Hauts-de-France region not far from the Belgian border, the idea came from a field of poppies near the farm where he goes to collect his milk:

“One fine morning, while waiting for the milk from the milking to flow into the tank, I see beautiful flowers growing next to the wall: poppies…”.

The place is known by the Flemish name of Baeck Houk, where a bread oven had been installed at the time. The name was found; all that remained was to make the cheese.

Baeck Houk is an uncooked pressed unpasteurized cow’s milk cheese, aged between 4 and 8 weeks. It comes with a rustic crust. The pretty purple marbling comes from dried poppy petals, boiled for 2 minutes and added directly into the curd.

This very soft cheese is enriched with roasted poppy seeds. Not only do they add a pleasant crunch, but also a light smoky taste of hazelnuts, coffee and chocolate, while the poppy petals bring a spring floral touch.

Baeck Houk, our cheese of the month for April, awaits you in all our shops at the price of 49€/kg.

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Our cheese of the month: The poppy marbled cheese born near the bread oven!

What can inspire a cheesemaker to come up with a unique product and find the appropriate name for it?

For the craftsman of the Eeke cheese factory, located in the Hauts de France close to the Belgian border, the idea came from a field of poppies near the farm that supplies the cow milk he uses for his cheeses :

“One fine morning, while waiting for the milk to flow into the tank, I saw beautiful flowers growing next to the wall: poppies…”.

The place is known by the Flemish name of Baeck Houk, where a bread oven had apparently been installed at the time. The name was found, all that remained was to make the cheese.

Baeck Houk is an uncooked pressed unpasteurized cow’s milk cheese, aged between 4 and 8 weeks.

It comes with a rustic crust. The pretty purple marbling is obtained from dried poppy petals, boiled for 2 minutes and added directly into the curd.

This very soft cheese is enriched with roasted poppy seeds. Not only do they add a pleasant crunch, but also a light smoky taste of hazelnuts, coffee and chocolate, while the poppy petals bring a spring floral touch.

Baeck Houk, our cheese of the month, awaits you in our shops for the price of 49€/kg.