Y Fenni cheese
Y Fenni is a variety of Welsh cheddar cheese made with mustard seed and ale and is produced from pasteurised cows' milk, which is curdled with vegetarian rennet. It takes its name from the Welsh name of Abergavenny, a market town in Monmouthshire. Y Fenni is also known as Red Dragon, a name derived from the dragon on the Welsh flag.
The cheese is pressed into moulds and wrapped in a protective pale yellow or red wax. A whole cheese measures about 30 cm diameter and is 10 cm deep. It has a creamy and buttery taste and the mustard seeds add a lovely tanginess, and the flavour of the ale is noticeable, but not overpowering.
Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses
The number of calories in various types of cheese is very similar when you compare your cheese to a similar types of cheese.
For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g
If the Y Fenni cheese is not listed below, select a similar type of cheese from the list below to get a rough idea for the number of calories in Y Fenni cheese.
The calorie lists are sortable by clicking the up and down arrows in the heading columns
| Cheese type | Calories per 100g |
|---|---|
| American cheese | 371 |
| Blue cheese | 353 |
| Camembert cheese | 299 |
| Cheddar cheese | 402 |
| Cottage cheese | 98 |
| Edam cheese | 357 |
| Farmer's cheese | 98 |
| Feta cheese | 264 |
| Fontina cheese | 389 |
| Goat cheese | 364 |
| Gouda cheese | 356 |
| Gruyere cheese | 413 |
| Mozzarella cheese | 280 |
| Parmesan cheese | 431 |
| Pimento cheese | 375 |
| Provolone cheese | 352 |
| Queso blanco cheese | 310 |
| Ricotta cheese | 174 |
| Roquefort cheese | 369 |
| Swiss cheese | 380 |
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