Cornish Yarg Cheese
By The Cornwall Guide. Last updated
Produced from a recipe which dates back to the 13th century, Cornish Yarg cheese was conceived and first produced in its present form by a cheese-making couple, Allan and Jenny Gray, on their farm near Bodmin Moor. Its unusual name stems not from the Cornish language but is simply their surname spelt backwards.
Going a step further on the flavour, Cornish based Lynher Dairies, who now produce the cheese having purchase the recipe from the Grays in the 1960s, have also developed a Yarg enveloped in the leaves of the wild garlic plant known, logically, as Cornish Wild Garlic Yarg.