Florida produces some admirable products of late and it’s not just about seafood and citrus anymore. Locally sourced items include grass fed Angus beef, Hereford pork, heritage breed eggs, honeycomb, delicate herbs, vegetables, beer, rum and even whiskey! The most exciting aspect is that Floridians are producing all of the above at a high level of quality. Of course, my favorite local finding would be cheese, and it is with great delight that I introduce you to Bleu Sunshine, a Jersey cow’s milk cheese from Winter Park Dairy. Bleu Sunshine is the first aged raw milk cheese made in our state. I love this cheese so much that I had to visit the dairy to learn how it was done straight from the cow’s mouth.
This article appears in Nov 11-17, 2010.