Cornish Yarg

Made by hand, wrapped by nature. Delicate and complex, Cornish Yarg is a Caerphilly style, semi-hard cheese, encased in stinging nettles.

Made using traditional methods with rich Cornish milk, this award-winning cheese offers a perfect balance of heritage and innovation.

Whether you're serving it with crackers, fresh fruit, or as part of a gourmet gift hamper, Cornish Yarg is a delicious taste of Cornwall.

More information:

The origin of Cornish Yarg began with Alan Gray in 1984, who found a 16th century cheesemaking recipe in his attic. After a few trials, a new cheese emerged – Yarg. Inspiration for the name came from spelling ‘Gray’ backwards.

Fast forward 40 years, Lynher Dairies are the only maker of Cornish Yarg and its iconic nettle covering.

Cornish Yarg is made by hand in open vats. The nettle leaves, which attract naturally occurring moulds, are foraged by hand each year, frozen, and ‘painted’ on by their team of Nettlers. As the cheese matures for 4-6 weeks, the edible rind develops a bloomy appearance.

Perfect for: food lovers, artisan cheese fans, hampers, or adding flair to dinner parties.

Allergy advice: contains cow’s milk (pasteurised)

Suitable for vegetarians.

Delicious Cheese & Deli Gift Hampers

Cornwall is renown for making fabulous cheese many of which have won prestigous awards, including two World Champions! There are now over 60 different types of cheese produced in the country and includes a wide range of types from extra mature gouda to fresh goats cheese.

Cornish cheese is so highly regarded because of the quality of the grazing. Cornwall has an especially temperate climate which extends the grass growing season. The abundance of grass means that cows produce milk with the highest percentage butterfat content in England and Wales. A high level of carotene is also found in the grass which contributions to its rich buttery colour. Added to this is the diverse range of grasses and herbs that many of the herd graze on - all contributing to the rich creamy milk that goes in to making the cheeses.

Combined with crunchy biscuits and handmade chutneys means our Cheese Hampers are gifts that will delight any recipient. We ensure that each hamper has a carefully choosen selection of cheese so that you have the perfect balance of tastes and textures.

Our charcuterie is all handmade from premium cuts of meats which are carefully prepared to make the finest charcuterie and deli meats. Our Deli Delights Hampers combine delicious artisan cheeses with premium handmade charcuterie along with carefully choosen biscuits, chutneys and olives to make a fantastic gift to send.

Our hampers are hand packed in to our fully recyclable hampers boxes and sent on a next day tracked courier system with a 1 hour delivery slot. Free weekday UK delivery is included with all our hampers.