One of the most popular in the United Kingdom and abroad cheese Double Gloucester disappears from the shelves of British shops, reported today the newspaper Daily Express. The reason for this was the sharp decline - to 450 - number of purebred cows, milk them and make cheese. This situation is associated with new regulations concerning the carriage of livestock in the country due to the threat of TB and lack of breeding.

Double Gloucester began to produce in the FIFTEENTH farmers in the valley of the river Severn from milk famous sheep breed Cotswold. Gradually sheep milk was replaced by the milk of Gloucester cows, why this cheese was uniform. Historically the population of Gloucester cows was lower than other breeds, they gave less milk.

According to a well-known expert, presenter of the program "Centrify" on TV Bi-bi-si Adam Hanson, Double Gloucester now you can make from the milk of cows of other breeds". "However, this is not the same cheese," added lead. This, according to him, all the same, that to call home wine - vintage.

With the manufacture of cheese involves very popular in England tradition. Every year manufacturers organize and participate in "cheese race. These heads Double Gloucester roll with Kapersky hills, and everyone set off after them in pursuit to the finish line. The winner gets the cheese.