A well-matured secret
The myth has it that an attentive suitor distracted Eleonora Lindström so much that she forgot about the cauldron standing over the fire, in which she was making cheese. The fire went out time and time again and Eleonora had to keep re-lighting it. This meant that the cheesemaking process was prolonged and the cheese was heated up and stirred more times than normal.
Because these were meagre times, the “failed” cheese was not thrown away but instead put on a shelf and left to its fate. Not until much later did someone think of tasting it. But as soon as it was sampled, people immediately realized how great it was. No one had ever tasted a cheese like it! Strong, aromatic and piquant. Whether the love story is true or not we cannot say but some people believe that Eleonora knew very well what she was doing when she created the Västerbottensost cheese.
Either way, we now know for sure that the end result was very successful! Västerbottensost holds a very special place in Swedish cheese history. It has received many awards and has been praised by people from all walks of life. It has also been honoured with the title ”By appointment to his Majesty the King of Sweden”.
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