The Cheese thread.......

[it wasnt me]

The espresso cheese surely is! A matured, salty, crystallised hard cheese with espresso on it. The Bergkäse needs the right amount of mustard; and/or capers.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The espresso cheese surely is! A matured, salty, crystallised hard cheese with espresso on it. The Bergkäse needs the right amount of mustard; and/or capers.

Sounds delicious.

Perhaps a beer (rather than a glass or two of wine) to accompany?

 

[it wasnt me]

I usually try to have a barrel-aged stout or barley wine with the cheese; I like to have quite a few bottles of them on my shelf. But cheese is also a good reason to buy more wine.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I usually try to have a barrel-aged stout or barley wine with the cheese;

Sounds excellent, and appropriate.

I like to have quite a few bottles of them on my shelf.

A well stocked cellar; bravo.

But cheese is also a good reason to buy more wine.

Agree completely.

 

[Heindijs]

There's a little panel van driving around here every two weeks selling an assortment of odd and delicious cheeses. Last time I bought 'Bowland' cheese from the guy;

Which is a salty but really unique (and good!) tasting British cheese which is supposed to have apple pie flavour.

 

[it wasnt me]

Interesting look - and salty is a very lovely thing with everything that’s food. 🙂

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Interesting look -

Indeed.

and salty is a very lovely thing with everything that’s food. 🙂

I couldn't agree more.

Actually, while I love salty, I am also more than partial to that sweet-and-salty combination you can find in products such as satay sauce, Parma ham (prosciutto), butterscotch, mature goat's Gouda, and so on.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I visited the cheesemonger's yesterday and purchased a few cheeses:

These took the form of one blue cheese, Bleu d'Auvergne, (from France), two hard cheeses, a young cow's milk Gouda with cumin seeds, and a small slice of Raclette, the former from the Netherlands, the latter from France.

A small slice of Taleggio (from Italy), and a half of a cylinder of Chaource, a glorious cow's milk cheese from Burgundy, in France completed my selection.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Purchased a slice of serious (and rare) Swiss Raclette, (Vache rye, is apparently the name it goes by), some Gorgonzola Cremosa and Taleggio (both from Italy), and some onion and nettle Gouda (from the Netherlands), yesterday.