From the Cheese Portraits series.

I feel a little guilty for receiving a half wheel of this incredibly delicious hard cheese with a natural rind and a sweetness that makes it addictive. You see, the wheels are not small and this award-winning cheese is of such a high quality, it's certainly not a discount cheese. So, It makes complete sense to paint a grand portrait of a big, craggy, crumbly luminescent chunk(s) and take advantage of the amount given to me. However, I just couldn't decide on a composition for such an ambitious portrait. Finally I decided to do just the opposite. This narrow wedge was intentionally cut thin so I could set it up to glow. Backlit and translucent, I realized I just wanted to have fun with color in a modest and intimate sized cheese portrait.

Tapping Reeve, is technically a stirred curd cheese with a brushed natural rind. While the flavor profile is similar to a Cheddar, it does not technically go through the cheddaring step in its making. This cheese is sweet and savory at once, likely due to being aged for around two years.
It's named for an 18th century lawyer, judge, and law educator. In 1784 he opened the Litchfield Law School, the first law school in the United States, just up the road from the Arethusa Farm where it's made. A number of influential thinkers of the Colonial and early post-Revolution eras were educated there, including Aaron Burr.

Origin: USA, Connecticut

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