The Cheese Lovers' Thread

[Reynard]

going for a bike ride?

And risk being blown into the next county?

I've also got some nice cornish brie that's been slowly ripening in the fridge. It's getting to the point of having the right degree of squish.

 

[Solocle]

And risk being blown into the next county?

I've also got some nice cornish brie that's been slowly ripening in the fridge. It's getting to the point of having the right degree of squish.

If it weren't for the COVID thing, I'd be quite happy being blown across several counties - I've done it before! Then catch the train home

 

[Poacher]

Despite having tasted many delicious French cheeses over the years, I reckon British cheeses now just about have the upper hand in both variety and quality. Try the unpasteurised sheep milk cheese, Flower Marie for example, or the extremely rich Finn.
These are occasional treats - for more regular consumption I shop local, meaning stilton, preferably from the C*****n Bassett creamery, an enjoyable bike ride away, or the ever reliable Lincolnshire Poacher.
Previous posters are spot on about the affinity between mango chutney and stilton. One of our favourite meals is stilton potato cake with my home-made mango chutney and salad to make a slight gesture towards healthy eating. When I finally get around to actually weighing ingredients instead of just chucking them together I'll post a recipe on Cookingbites.

As threatened promised, stilton potato cake recipe posted. Feel free to criticise/riff/salivate. I really don't care any more; I'm replete.

 

[gbb]

As a kid I'd feel nauseous at the smell of cheese and never ate any until i was in my late 20s. The advent of pizza takeaways left me feeling envious, they smelled so good and once tried, I've expanded into all sorts of cheese. But, the BEST I ever tasted was a sample at a 1940s weekend in Cambridgeshire, a stall selling soft cheddar, it was paper wrapped, roll shaped and it just melted in your mouth with a taste explosion, good God that's wonderful. How much I asked ? £15 a pack I seem to remember.
I grudgingly declined.

 

[vickster]

Thread revival...
I'm trying some new cheeses and looking for any more suggestions
Have recently discovered Doux de montagne from Sainsburys which is yummy (similar texture to Port Salut I guess)
And Morbier which tastes good but absolutely reeks! 🦶

Like blue but not keen on stilton (too strong), used to like Roquefort but not too sure unless taken with port
Don't like white crumbly cheese like Wensleydale or anything with fruit in!

Anything else to suggest?

 

[glasgowcyclist]

How about gorgonzola? (the dolce version, not the piccante)

 

[T4tomo]

Its Vacherin Mont D'or season.....

 

[vickster]

How about gorgonzola? (the dolce version, not the piccante)

Will take a look

 

[vickster]

Its Vacherin Mont D'or season.....

Looks like it only comes in big portions, there’s only me and I’m meant to be on a diet

 

[T4tomo]

Looks like it only comes in big portions, there’s only me and I’m meant to be on a diet

Yes its best doused in wine, baked and shared with stuff to dip into it. Invite a friend(s) round.

Diet and tasty cheese aren't easy bedfellows.

if you want a milder end blue cheese, Saint Agur or Danish blue might be worth looking at.

 

[Reynard]

Torta di Dolcelatte is lovely - it's dolcelatte layered with marscapone. So it's both blue *and* creamy.

One thing I do if I have a blue cheese that is too strong / salty, is to buy a small tub of plain cream cheese, and then mix the two together. I'm currently in that position with the last of a kilo chunk of stilton that I picked up on sticker a while back.

 

[vickster]

Yes its best doused in wine, baked and shared with stuff to dip into it. Invite a friend(s) round.

Diet and tasty cheese aren't easy bedfellows.

if you want a milder end blue cheese, Saint Agur or Danish blue might be worth looking at.

Ooh no don't like dippy cheese!

 

[figbat]

We recently discovered Blacksticks blue cheese - not as hard core as a Stilton but with a nice creaminess and blue tang.

https://butlerscheeses.co.uk/collections/blacksticks-blue

 

[mistyoptic]

Nantwich Blue is my latest discovery. Not too strong but lovely flavour

 

[presta]

I'm trying some new cheeses and looking for any more suggestions

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1JWzyvv8A

...and roule.