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Cheese Slices – Series 3Cheese Slices is the first international television series to look at the wonderful traditions and skills behind some of the world’s best known artisan and farmhouse cheeses. In this inspiring eight part volume, Master of Cheese, Will Studd, continues his amazing cheese odyssey, exploring the fascinating traditions that lie behind well know benchmark cheese names.  Will travels to the misty Vosges Mountains of Alsace, the green undulating countryside of Normandy and the pretty village of Epoisse in Burgundy to look at four benchmark monastic cheeses.  Filmed on location in the mountains of France, Switzerland, Greece and the Basque, Will’s latest journey also includes a visit to the green countryside of the Netherlands and the rugged coastline of Northern California.If you enjoy good cheese, and want to know more about where it comes from, how it is made, or what it should taste like, then this fascinating series is a must see!Episode 1 – The Basque – Ossau Iraty CheeseThe Basque people proudly boast the oldest language in Europe and one of its most ancient cheeses. Episode 2 – USA – New Farmstead Cheeses of Northern CaliforniaArtisan and hand made farmhouse cheeses have been at the forefront of a growing consumer backlash against innocuous mass produced foods in the United States. Episode 3 – Greece – Feta: Food of the GodsWill Studd travels to Central Greece to learn how wooden barrels play an essential role in the maturation of traditional Feta and how Manouri, an ancient whey cheese is made.Episode 4 – France – Massif Central and AuvergneWill explores the differences between three semi hard varieties that date back to the pilgrims of the 12th century, and visits a disused railway tunnel where more than three thousand cheeses are matured.Episode 5 – Switzerland – Mountain CheeseSwitzerland has a reputation for producing the finest mountain cheeses in the world and more than three quarters of these are still made the traditional way from raw milk. Episode 6 – The NetherlandsThe Netherlands is the second largest exporter of cheese in Europe after France, yet it’s famous for just two cheeses, Edam and Gouda. Will visits the town of Edam to see what it once looked like before it was covered in red wax.Episode 7 – Savoie/Franche Comte – Cheeses of the AlpsWill learns how the local spruce forests play an essential role in ripening the soft and unctuous Mont D’Or before heading to the high summer pastures where he visits a farm making the deliciously creamy Reblochon and learns how to grill it under hot coalsEpisode 8 – France – Soft Washed Rind CheesesWill travels to the misty Vosges Mountains of Alsace, the green undulating countryside of Normandy and the pretty village of Epoisse in Burgundy to look at four benchmark monastic cheeses.http://www.lifestyle.com.au/tv/cheese-slices/