Speaking of Cheeses - Page 3

warch · 11-19-2004, 10:50 AM

There's such a range to cheese and I think like any growing cuisine, you get curious about the old, and authentic. Its like Italian restaurants in America. Is it just spagetti and meatballs or could it be risotto? (I love that movie "Big Night") So for all the talk of cheeses being fancy schmancy, what were really talking about here is good, old school peasant food. For me its just like being curious about microbrewed beer- another happy peasant staple.

There's a great Blue cheese for nibbling with crackers, fruit, nuts - Cabralas- From Spain, its a bit salty. Yum City. You could do a Spainish peasant picnic themed nosh- Manchego is a semi hard slicer, very tasty. I'm not sure what milk is what, but I know when you put a selection of cheese together, you should vary the milk source- cow, goat, sheep....and the textures. Maybe a little chorizo..., olives, We also just found a very decent, peasant priced red wine from Spain- Vina Alarba- definitely tasty for under $10. (it was $4.99 on sale)

warch · 11-19-2004, 10:53 AM

Oh yeah, and Jag, are you talking about Neal's Yard in London? Some of the cheeses they handle have made it here into the midwest.

jaguar · 11-19-2004, 11:10 AM

Neal's Yard? Heck no, that's a tourist mecca just off covent garden, they make some nice stuff but it's no formagerie. Place I'm talking about is a touch south-west of Piccadilly.

melidasaur · 11-20-2004, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jaguar

Neal's Yard? Heck no, that's a tourist mecca just off covent garden, they make some nice stuff but it's no formagerie. Place I'm talking about is a touch south-west of Piccadilly.

Jaguar - there is a really nice cheese shop off Marlybone High Street... wish I remembered the name, but it's right off the high street, not even up half a block... quite a nice place. I could spend HOURS in there.

I am fascinated by cheese - so many neat things you can do with it, but honestly, I can't stand the stuff... it's gross. I did have some really good cheese this summer - it's a french cow's milk cheese that has a rind coated in ash... very nice. The name escapes me, but i'd know it if I saw it.

The only cheese I truly like is mozzerella... fresh or low-moisture, skim milk variety. The saltier the better.

Wolf, I agree with you on the string cheese with the Simpsons characters... it's the only brand I buy right now because they are amusing.

jinx · 11-22-2004, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by melidasaur

I am fascinated by cheese - so many neat things you can do with it, but honestly, I can't stand the stuff... it's gross. I did have some really good cheese this summer - it's a french cow's milk cheese that has a rind coated in ash... very nice. The name escapes me, but i'd know it if I saw it.

Didja ever try Humboldt Fog? It's a goat cheese with an ash layer and outer covering.... really, really good.

melidasaur · 11-22-2004, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jinx

Didja ever try Humboldt Fog? It's a goat cheese with an ash layer and outer covering.... really, really good.

Thanks for the suggestion... I've never really ventured into the goat cheeses, but if i see that one, I'll check it out.

jaguar · 11-19-2004, 11:17 AM

I've always found the true pleasure was the proecss of eating it, then fighting over who gets the crunchy bit of cheese at the end. Dipping little steamed potatoes is nice too.

Carebear Nihilist · 11-19-2004, 12:38 PM

My favorite cheese has got to be pre-sliced cheese. And I'm not talking about those fancy little squares of joy that fit neatly onto a burger or sandwich, or those deli slices that you and your girlfriends chat and giggle over, I'm talking little fat rectangles of cheese. For some, that sounds a little boring or dull, but to me, it was the best thing since sliced bread. Why this didn't come out when cheese first did is odd, but I'm happy now that I have these individually packaged rectangles of awesomeness.

I'll have to try that fondue recipe, since I've never tried fondue before anyway.

jaguar · 11-22-2004, 10:06 AM

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Thanks for the baseless assumption and incitment to commit violence against me. People make choices as to how they spend their money - I choose to buy a half a pound of good parmegiano (which lasts me quite a while) rather than spend the same amount on a burger and drinks one night. Or a new DVD. If you were to go out for a meal or buy a DVD instead, does that make you overpaid? As for your second statement - as someone whose family members have been victims of violence, all I can say is that I would never wish that on anyone.

Chill, this is the internet, he's not waving a gun in your face.

wolf · 11-22-2004, 10:22 AM

I had a Brit enter a total meltdown phase on another board where I pretended to threaten to shoot someone ... used winking smileys and everything.

warch · 11-22-2004, 11:24 AM

Humbolt fog is yummy! and beautiful.

Goats milk makes some very tasty fresh and aged cheese. I think fresh chevre might not be too hard to make...Goat+grass+bucket+cheesecloth+ time...

On the $ topic, its always interesting how much people will drop on all sorts of things. I have never purchased a new car. I am not rich, and I am a thrifty shopper. I think good, satisfying, interesting, healthy daily food is a wise investment for our little family. I will pay $17 per pound for something wonderful to eat together, spend a higher % of our income on food. It just happens to be pretty central to our quality of life. We also try to spend a higher % of time on meals. Preparing them and sharing them.
Thanksgiving is this time when family food ritual is high. Savored. I like that ritual, in some form, every day I can get it. Its the very best of ordinary life well spent.

Griff · 11-22-2004, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by warch

On the $ topic, its always interesting how much people will drop on all sorts of things. I have never purchased a new car. I am not rich, and I am a thrifty shopper. I think good, satisfying, interesting, healthy daily food is a wise investment for our little family. I will pay $17 per pound for something wonderful to eat together, spend a higher % of our income on food. It just happens to be pretty central to our quality of life. We also try to spend a higher % of time on meals. Preparing them and sharing them.

Testify Sister!

jaguar · 11-22-2004, 04:59 PM

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On the $ topic, its always interesting how much people will drop on all sorts of things. I have never purchased a new car. I am not rich, and I am a thrifty shopper. I think good, satisfying, interesting, healthy daily food is a wise investment for our little family. I will pay $17 per pound for something wonderful to eat together, spend a higher % of our income on food. It just happens to be pretty central to our quality of life. We also try to spend a higher % of time on meals. Preparing them and sharing them.
Thanksgiving is this time when family food ritual is high. Savored. I like that ritual, in some form, every day I can get it. Its the very best of ordinary life well spent.

*golf clap*, well said old chap.

warch · 11-22-2004, 05:05 PM

Griffter , I hope even after you get your gullet stretched you'll still eat slowly. I know you'll definitely enjoy it more. All the best fella! Take care.

ladysycamore · 11-25-2004, 12:25 PM

Just had some Cabot Tomato, Basil Cheddar Cheese....mmmm mmm good!

11-19-2004, 11:10 AM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Neal's Yard? Heck no, that's a tourist mecca just off covent garden, they make some nice stuff but it's no formagerie. Place I'm talking about is a touch south-west of Piccadilly. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

11-19-2004, 11:17 AM	#7
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I've always found the true pleasure was the proecss of eating it, then fighting over who gets the crunchy bit of cheese at the end. Dipping little steamed potatoes is nice too. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

11-22-2004, 10:22 AM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I had a Brit enter a total meltdown phase on another board where I pretended to threaten to shoot someone ... used winking smileys and everything. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-25-2004, 12:25 PM	#15
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	Just had some Cabot Tomato, Basil Cheddar Cheese....mmmm mmm good! __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

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11-19-2004, 10:50 AM	#1
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	There's such a range to cheese and I think like any growing cuisine, you get curious about the old, and authentic. Its like Italian restaurants in America. Is it just spagetti and meatballs or could it be risotto? (I love that movie "Big Night") So for all the talk of cheeses being fancy schmancy, what were really talking about here is good, old school peasant food. For me its just like being curious about microbrewed beer- another happy peasant staple. There's a great Blue cheese for nibbling with crackers, fruit, nuts - Cabralas- From Spain, its a bit salty. Yum City. You could do a Spainish peasant picnic themed nosh- Manchego is a semi hard slicer, very tasty. I'm not sure what milk is what, but I know when you put a selection of cheese together, you should vary the milk source- cow, goat, sheep....and the textures. Maybe a little chorizo..., olives, We also just found a very decent, peasant priced red wine from Spain- Vina Alarba- definitely tasty for under $10. (it was $4.99 on sale)

11-19-2004, 10:53 AM	#2
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Oh yeah, and Jag, are you talking about Neal's Yard in London? Some of the cheeses they handle have made it here into the midwest.

11-19-2004, 12:38 PM	#8
Carebear Nihilist INTERNET Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oklahoma =( Posts: 16	My favorite cheese has got to be pre-sliced cheese. And I'm not talking about those fancy little squares of joy that fit neatly onto a burger or sandwich, or those deli slices that you and your girlfriends chat and giggle over, I'm talking little fat rectangles of cheese. For some, that sounds a little boring or dull, but to me, it was the best thing since sliced bread. Why this didn't come out when cheese first did is odd, but I'm happy now that I have these individually packaged rectangles of awesomeness. I'll have to try that fondue recipe, since I've never tried fondue before anyway.

11-22-2004, 11:24 AM	#11
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Humbolt fog is yummy! and beautiful. Goats milk makes some very tasty fresh and aged cheese. I think fresh chevre might not be too hard to make...Goat+grass+bucket+cheesecloth+ time... On the $ topic, its always interesting how much people will drop on all sorts of things. I have never purchased a new car. I am not rich, and I am a thrifty shopper. I think good, satisfying, interesting, healthy daily food is a wise investment for our little family. I will pay $17 per pound for something wonderful to eat together, spend a higher % of our income on food. It just happens to be pretty central to our quality of life. We also try to spend a higher % of time on meals. Preparing them and sharing them. Thanksgiving is this time when family food ritual is high. Savored. I like that ritual, in some form, every day I can get it. Its the very best of ordinary life well spent.

11-22-2004, 05:05 PM	#14
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Griffter , I hope even after you get your gullet stretched you'll still eat slowly. I know you'll definitely enjoy it more. All the best fella! Take care.

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