The pumpkin spice craze, often associated with seasonal coffees and teas, is influencing the world of specialty cheeses. Afrim Pristine helped create a cheese inspired by the popular flavour — called the "Senator" — which is making its debut at the Ottawa Wine and Food Festival this weekend.
"We juiced some pumpkins, we added tonka beans, we added coffee, some herbs and spice…to create this beautiful goodness," he told host Alan Neal on CBC Radio's All in a Day on Thursday.
Pristine, the world's youngest cheese master — or maître fromager — said he wanted to create a cheese that reminded people of fall. "I think cheese, you should eat in seasons, just like everything else," he said.
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