Zorana lives in Humble, Texas. We interviewed her a few weeks ago (click here) and in the interview she mentioned a type of Venezuelan cheese she makes. Several readers asked if she would be willing to share her recipe. Zorana is one of the busiest people we know, but she immediately made the cheese, wrote out the directions, and took pictures of the entire process.
Cheesemakers Sharing About the Pandemic – A Series/3
Many of you have given us blog interviews in the last 10 years (since we started this blog) and many of you will be interviewed in the future (when we hear from you). We reached out to a few of our interviewees (randomly) to ask if they would share their experiences during this pandemic. We thought it would be best to ask folks we have
Richard Horton and His Water Buffalo
Richard with Tiger (just a puppy) 25 years ago, he decided to take a job with a 2 year contract in Venezuela and he’s been there ever since. A few months ago, Richard Horton wrote to us with a question about his home cheese making. He mentioned that he was using water buffalo milk, so I asked him for more information. It turned out
Dairy and Resort in Venezuela
They are in their 80’s and still making artisan cheese! Joaquin Avellan and his wife, Carmen Isabel Rangel Finca el Susurro de San Benito in Baranitas, Venezuela, is both an organic dairy farm making artisan cheeses and a resort for those who are 55 and older. The artisan cheese business is called IRCOLAC (Place of Light). The resort is a new agro-tourism venture