Cheese Recommendations

[Richard Kimber]

Esrom

- Richard

[Barry]

Does anyone know about this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21141244 ?

Inflammable cheese eh? Has anyone eaten it?

[walpurgis]

Just having a few days down in Cornwall visiting family and came across Helford Blue. Very nice, semi soft and creamy, blue veined cheese with a proper, but mellow blue cheese flavour. Well worth trying!

[Yomanze]

Lancashire Blue cheese from any market in the North West. Has to be from a market as they have the direct link to the traditional cheese makers who don't produce enough volume to get into supermarkets. This got destroyed last Xmas when I brought my cheeseboard out.

Black bomber Cheddar is a classic.

Tracklements chutneys and pickles are divine.

[Yomanze]

PS am happy to buy and post a block of Lancashire Blue to anyone that is interested. Bought and posted on the same day of course! It is like a creamy less potent Stilton.

[twotone]

I'm very partial to Picos Blue, a very strong, dry, salty blue cheese originally introduced to Spain by French Pilgrims travelling in the mountains. Picos Blue is made with a mixture of cows and goats milk and is matured in mountain caves for at least three months and wrapped in maple or chestnut leaves.

Luckily we have a specialist cheese shop in the local village!

I bought some of this. Valedon Creme Of Blue Cheese, in a jar from the Tapas lunch company online, f@ck me you could have stripped paint with it, I love cheese but can't eat it much now down to high cholesterol but my God this stuff was rank but seemingly award winning and the second most favourite cheese in Spain after Manchego.

The Manchego from there was excellent though.

http://www.thetapaslunchcompany.co.u...heeses/PIC2001

[struth]

Got some of this a few days ago



really nice, semi soft cheddar with a bite. goes really well with coffee funnily enough.

[Oddball]

Just found your cheese thread Andre. Hadn't spotted it before. Cheese is just about my favourite food, its a bit like music, you can't say which is best but some of it is wonderful. A good soggy Camembert or some St Agur works for me. Have you tried Tesco's Maryland cheddar? Lovely stuff. Geoff.

I have just found this thread too , Geoff!! Great minds !!

I concur about the St Agur , and especially a piece from the deli counter that's about to go out of date !!
In Normandy last yr for the D Day landing anniversary celebrations and any supermarket large wheel of Camembert , nice and ripe ,heaven too - yum

In case I haven't mentioned it , Red Fox - Belton Cheese - a Red Leics type cheese with a nutty bite and sensations of the sea salt they put in it . Plus our Brown Swiss cows milks in it

[Marco]

Yes, but cheese should be cheese, and enjoyed naturally, without any added 'bits' in, like cranberries, other forms of fruit, chillies, and other such abominations!

My favourite cheeses include a top-notch Lanark Blue or Stilton, super-ripe Brie de Meaux/Camembert, Gruyere or Welsh Black Bomber cheddar, served with home-made oatcakes, and washed down with a nice glass (or three) of Warres vintage port

Marco.

[walpurgis]

Yup. Love a bit of good cheese. I'm popping into Tesco shortly. I'm going to have a look for a lump of 'Le Rustique' Camembert. The soggier the better. Lovely stuff!

Then round to the excellent nearby bakers for a nice crusty baton to have it with. Yum!

Hmm. Some decent big prawns French mayo and a bit of salad could go well.