Food and place are intricately tied throughout human history. In Suffolk and Norfolk, agricultural life runs deep through families and generations. Much of that history is still remembered through stories passed down from grandparents. Accounts of a time when life was shaped by the rhythm of the land and the seasons. Farming then was hard, physical work, but it was also rooted in simplicity and shared experience. Food reflected that way of life.
During harvest, meals were often taken out in the fields. People would eat simple, sustaining foods such as cheeses matured in cool brick cellars or pantries, bread, fruit and salted or smoked meats. Straightforward, hardworking food. Punch is a simple cheese, made in the traditional way. It is exactly the type of small lactic cheese that would have been made swiftly in farmhouse kitchens and washed or wiped with beer or brine to preserve it. It is pocket-sized and portable. Perfect for a quick farmer’s lunch out in the field.
