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Rhonda Zuk Headon is our Alberta Pecorino Queen
The aging room aroma at The Cheesiry, on the family farm, between Kitscoty and Lloydminster, Alberta, is intoxicating. All shapes, sizes, colours and ages of Pecorino made exactly the same way, but on different days. As the seasons shift, the grasses the sheep feed on change, thus influencing the flavour of their milk and the colour and flavour of this Alberta cheese.
And then there is the art part. Rhonda has spent time in Italy in the Tuscan heart of Pecorino country learning her craft. Her mentor has been working with her locally, as well. The more experience she gains, the better her cheeses become. She is the only sheep milk cheese producer in Alberta, but that isn’t why people love her cheese. It is just that good.
Rhonda’s story is compelling. She met her future husband shortly before traveling to Italy. Once home, she found her city-slicking-self marrying a full fledged Alberta beef farmer. Her pre-marital plea to her new family with a long history of cattle ranching was to get a heard of sheep so she could make Pecorino. The old milking cow barn was transformed into a cheese making facility with the sheep milking parlor added at the rear and a year or so after her marriage, Rhonda was in business! Preganant with twins, it was the summer of 2010. She has not stopped since.
This is a must stop spot if you are in the area in Alberta. Rhonda will book cheese making sessions, offers tours, and her on site café offers the best grilled Pecorino cheese sandwiches you have ever tasted. Her product can be found at various stores and farmer’s markets throughout the summer season. Please check out her website for where to find the cheese all throughout the province.
http://www.osolmeatos.com
Rhonda Headon
Kitscoty, Alberta
PH: 780-846-2590
PH: 780-522-8784
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