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Your Favourite Cheese?

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Barmy Army, Apr 17, 2012.

  1. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    Comté AOC (French certification of origin), a cheese made with unpasteurized milk from Montbéliarde cows originating from specific parts of two French régions (Franche-Comté and Rhône-Alpes). The aging process can vary between 12 months and 30 months (and more).
     
  2. Vorona

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    Favorite cheese? Say what?

    I grew up in Wisconsin and have spent a lot of time in France. I think cheese is really just part of my destiny.

    Anyway, favorites. . . Lately I've been eating a lot of string cheese. I love most soft cheeses: brie, camembert, soft goat cheeses, and various others that I've tried but don't remember the name of. I like white cheeses better than yellow cheeses. I love provolone, fresh mozzarella, havarti (especially with dill), jarlsberg, Swiss, Emmental, comte, and there's another French cheese that I loved but now I can't remember the name of it. I'd get it sometimes instead of comte. Baby Bels -- the original. Oh, and raclette!

    I know I'm missing some. My favorites vary with my mood.
     
  3. The Magpie

    The Magpie Balance, in all things Veteran

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    Obviously cheddar, but I'm biased! :p

    I grew up in Somerset, so I either went to school with or am (distantly) related to some of the producers. For the record, Green's* is bloody good (but probably difficult to find outside of the county). Gould's** cheddar is available in M&S and does the job almost as well, even if it's pasteurised and therefore not as flavoursome. Their Glorious Glastonbury is also a good shout, and a bit less dear. For tourists to the area, some of the cheddar available in Cheddar itself is nice, but overall what you'll find there is a bit bland & over-priced. Westcombe is another excellent local cheddar that's not quite as strong as Green's, so a bit more accessible to those reared on the supermarket definition of "mature".

    For more outlandish fare, Cornish Yarg is a pleasing, mild cheese that comes wrapped in nettle leaves for a bit of tang. Well worth trying, although it can be a bit pricy.

    * Bias disclosure 1: this is the bloke whose son I went to school with

    ** Bias disclosure 2: distant cousins of my maternal grandmother. I also went to school with their daughter. Honestly, we're not as inbred in the Westcountry as this makes us sound... :hahaerr:
     
  4. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    ^That's really cheesy, you know...

    :p
     
  5. The Magpie

    The Magpie Balance, in all things Veteran

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    [​IMG] :facepalm:
     
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    I like a wide variety of cheese, but I suppose Swiss and pepper jack are my favorite.
     
  7. dmc

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    None, actually. I dislike virtually all cheese. I can handle mozzarella as part of pizza, but that's about it. I certainly wouldn't raise it to a "favorite" category, as it's just the one cheese I don't dislike.

    I know that will probably cause gasps of horror, etc., but it is what it is.
     
  8. Vorona

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    Pepper jack! I forgot about that. I also really like parmesan in salads. On the other hand, I don't care much for Asiago. Not sure why.
     
  9. Dice

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    *gasp* !!!!

    Well at least you don't eat naked pizza :p
     
  10. Master of Nuhn

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    !orderfor dmc pizza quattro formaggi :p

    One can't argue about tastes, right?
     
  11. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Correct. Uno formaggi on my pizza (but lots of pepperoni).

    Then again, I haven't had a piece of pizza in longer than I can remember and sure won't have one any time soon.
     
  12. Splunge

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    Me too. I fact, I wouldn't be surprized if it was as long ago as earlier this week. :(
     
  13. chevalier

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    Old and hard.
     
  14. Master of Nuhn

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    We were talking about cheese, Chev! Take it to the MUG, already! :p
     
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