Our 3 Favorite Foods from Vermont
This past fall, I visited the Lake Champlain Chocolate factory in Vermont. I had such a good time that I returned this winter to stay at the Stowe Mountain Lodge and have a taste of delicious local specialties. That's arguably the best thing about eating in Vermont: the availability of great local produce, meats, and cheeses, which you can find and identify through the Vermont Fresh Network. But what to do if you can't make it to Vermont? Here are three of my favorite nationally-available state specialties:
1. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream: Yes, they are now owned by food giant Unilever, but as I learned on my tour of the factory, most of the ice cream is still made in Vermont. And it's still really, really good, as proven by our vanilla ice cream taste test. My daughter assures me that their current limited edition of Rocky Road-ish is "the best ever." Today (April 3rd), you can get a free cone (any flavor!) in their stores from 12 to 8 pm.
2. Cabot Cheese: I love their clothbound cheddar. When I can't get that, I pick up their sharp, aged varieties (at Costco, no less) and serve it sliced or stir it into mac and cheese. We've had good triple-test results here in the test kitchen with their reduced-fat cheeses too.
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3. Vermont Butter & Cheese Butter: I'm not the only one who loves their butter. Their Cultured European-Style Butter with Sea Salt Crystals won over 20 testers in our Test Kitchen Taste Test.
These dairy-rich treats can be found in markets across the country, so even if you can't make it to the green mountain state, you can have a taste of it.
-By Genevieve Ko
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