Cheese

[wobbegong]

So she curtailed her Walpoling activities and sallied forth to their place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesy comestibles then?

In a nutshell.

[shaunbhoy]

gricer

is that you

[xoggoth]

We brought some French cheese back in the boot of the car once, when we opened it it reminded us of that scene from Goodfellows.

[norrahe]

Memories of a good meal at a restaurant, tasting menu, so 9 odd courses.
Then came the cheese course, waiter wheels over the cheese trolley, invites to try some/all of the cheeses, after 20 odd samples he asked; now which ones would you like to have for your cheese course

[wobbegong]

Memories of a good meal at a restaurant, tasting menu, so 9 odd courses.
Then came the cheese course, waiter wheels over the cheese trolley, invites to try some/all of the cheeses, after 20 odd samples he asked; now which ones would you like to have for your cheese course

To which the correct answer to that would be "I'm not sure can we just run through them again, please?".

Oops, I seem to have strayed into the 'Gluttony' thread.

[d000hg]

I like the taste of epoisse but it makes me heave; just can't keep it inside. Although this may be to do with it arriving at the end of a meal after a bottle of white, a bottle of red, a small bottle of dessert wine and a glass of port.

Clearly it's the port which reacts badly with the cheese.

[gingerjedi]

Yes it has poncy names but is French cheese better than British? We make over 700 varieties in Britain which is more than the France IIRC?

Sales of British cheese trump French - Telegraph

The British cheese that left the French feeling blue - News - Food & Drink - The Independent

I like Camembert but even that can be a bit . Can't beat a good crumbly mature cheddar or a slither of Stilton on wheat cracker IMO.

Britain, France, Italy and Spain (just for Manchego), are there any other nations who make cheese worth talking about?

[PRC1964]

Yes it has poncy names but is French cheese better than British? We make over 700 varieties in Britain which is more than the France IIRC?

Sales of British cheese trump French - Telegraph

The British cheese that left the French feeling blue - News - Food & Drink - The Independent

I like Camembert but even that can be a bit . Can't beat a good crumbly mature cheddar or a slither of Stilton on wheat cracker IMO.

Britain, France, Italy and Spain (just for Manchego), are there any other nations who make cheese worth talking about?

Spain has more than just Manchego to offer, and the Portuguese make some very good cheeses, oh, and Feta can be very tasty as can halloumi. I'd just settle for saying that Europe may be bankrupt and rubbish but at least no other continent can challenge our cheeses.

[TimberWolf]

"Seriously Strong Cheddar". Although it's not all that seriously strong.

[gingerjedi]

Spain has more than just Manchego to offer, and the Portuguese make some very good cheeses, oh, and Feta can be very tasty as can halloumi. I'd just settle for saying that Europe may be bankrupt and rubbish but at least no other continent can challenge our cheeses.

Ah yes feta with a Greek salad and how could I forget halloumi? Dry fried or grilled I share a block along with some dolmades and souvlaki almost every week!

Not knowingly tried any Portuguese cheese?