Unbelievably good cheese

[lame plumber]

this thread hasn't helped the diet program at all!

 

[oz-plumber]

this thread hasn't helped the diet program at all!

Nor your entry to win a trip to New York!!

 

[Ray Stafford]

A late addition to tonights spread - a "Quartz" cheddar. Purchased by Mrs S, who spied a last remaining white-crusted remnant on Waitrose deli, and bought it because "it looked like the sort of thing I would like".

Spot on. Lovely stuff, along with the head-butting nun Red Leicester, and the last of a Camembert so ripe and tasty that grown Plumbers Merchants have been known to weep in its presence.

Oh, and a passable South African pinotage from Messrs Tesco.

 

[Dotty]

A late addition to tonights spread - a "Quartz" cheddar. Purchased by Mrs S, who spied a last remaining white-crusted remnant on Waitrose deli, and bought it because "it looked like the sort of thing I would like".

Spot on. Lovely stuff, along with the head-butting nun Red Leicester, and the last of a Camembert so ripe and tasty that grown Plumbers Merchants have been known to weep in its presence.

Oh, and a passable South African pinotage from Messrs Tesco.

Diet's going well Ray,

I well and trully transgressed this week, we've the contract for Tesco in Munster so I've been down in Cork since Monday.

Oh my the staff in Tesco eat well! full fried brekkie each morning for Eu2.60. Lunch for Eu3.50.

And each time it's a fair feed! Haven't needed to eat in the evening, which was good because it left room for the guinness.

Wheels are well off the wagon!

 

[Ray Stafford]

Wheels are well off the wagon!

As far as my diet goes, I am not even sure that my wheels and wagon co-exist in the same multi-verse.

£50 pretty much ready to be mailed to the charity of anyone who has shed so much as a spare pube...

 

[SimonG]

Mines in the tin and ready to go. I just need to convince myself that im just too short for my weight and everything will be fine.

Yes, alright, I know that there is no chance of me ever being 9 foot 7 inches. But I can hope. Fat and happy wins the day.

 

[WHPES]

If anyone comes across it, Cascaval cheese is quite different to anything else. Made in Romania, it is a salty and sour sheeps cheese. Can be hard to find. I have had it from a deli in York but its about £8 for a 400g "round". It was traditionally hung by string to give it the distinctive shape. No doubt you can get it from places like Fortnum and Mason and Selfridges.
This is the only pic I can find. It is also coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried which makes a kind of fondue, a popular dish in Transylvania.

 

[WHPES]

Another one for the strong hard cheese lover is Dziugas, which is a strong flavoured salty Latvian cheese. Our local deli can get this in to order. It's a bit like Pecorino but not as hard. One of my favourites.

https://www.dziugashouse.lt/en/home/

 

[WHPES]

Moving down to the Med, what is considered to be amongst the 10 finest cheeses in the world is Pag cheese, or Paški sir from Croatia. It is also one of the most expensive cheeses you will come across. It also has an amazingly long shelf life.

Pag cheese | Croatia Cheese

 

[WHPES]

A cheese that is easier to find yet quite different and not too expensive is Talsu Ritulis (Latvia). This can be had from a lot of delis and the likes of Selfridges, but if you can find an Eastern European deli you will find it a lot cheaper.

It is a mild yet flavourful cheese without rind, often rubbed with different herbs and spices. There are about 5 variations of herb coatings available.

It can be thinly sliced and enjoyed fresh or used in raclette, toasties or scnitzels. Definitely worth checking out. About £3.50 for a round so wont break the bank.

 

[WHPES]

Back to the UK, Stinking Bishop is one to try (of Wallace and Gromit fame). Made to an old English monastic recipe, the rind is washed in perry made from the Stinking Bishop pear. A very pungent, creamy soft cheese with a mild yet full bodied flavour.Charles Martell & Son - Stinking Bishop

 

[WHPES]

Oszczypek cheese from the Tatras mountains in Poland is a strange one for sure. Made from sheep's milk, it is pressed into decorative moulds and smoked. The consistency is slightly rubbery.

 

[WHPES]

Apart from being the birthplace of Napoleon, Corsica is also famous for its Brocciu cheese. Eaten all over the island, it is a whey cheese with a sweet flavour, eaten young.

 

[WHPES]

Gjetost cheese from Norway is another whey cheese, but this is much darker and harder in consistency. The whey is boiled and almost caramelised to form a brown colour and has been likened to fudge in flavour, sweetness and consistency. Used with sweet dishes. Available from most cheesemongers and delis.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Clearly a man who knows his cheeses!

 

[WHPES]

We are great cheese fans, forget the wine, just get the cheese!

 

[WHPES]

Korbáčik cheese from Slovakia is the orignal string cheese which inspired the mass produced abomination forced upon our youngsters today. Pulled into strands and usually smoked and braided into hanks, it keeps for a great length of time.

 

[kay-jay]

Anyone tried the italian one with maggots in it? [emoji218][emoji218][emoji218]

 

[WHPES]

Casu Marzu. Sardinia. Banned under the EU health regulations (not that I would be tempted to try it anyway)

Casu Marzu: World's Most Dangerous Cheese?

 

[Ray Stafford]

OK, am now having a cheese crisis.

Am off the vin rouge, and have rekindled an old Jack Daniels flame.

All round good stuff, but not so great with cheese. It curdles the soft cheeses like Brie and Camembert, and competes too hard with the stronger hard cheeses.

Do I have to go american, and squirt my cheese out of a can?

YYYYuuucccckkk!