Can we talk about cheese?

[adycav]

Tell me about some of the cheeses that you like.

I'm talking about stuff that's relatively widely available, not something that you can only get in a shop at the top of a Scottish mountain at £300 per 100g!

To kick off let me recommend Marks & Spencer's Cornish Cruncher:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddri...

It's particularly fantastic with the added onion and balsamic vinegar. £2.99 for 200g iirc.

[Penny-lope]

I love the Stilton that Tesco sells...mango and ginger

[cslgirl]

Mull of Kintyre at Waitrose (off the counter)!

Also love Cornish Crunch at M&S too.

Blacksticks blue cheese is very nice and brie - love them all ... Hmmmmmmmmm but can't eat it at the moment as am pregnant

Edited to add, everytime I ask for Mull of Kintyre, I end up humming the song for a few hours afterwards!

Edited by cslgirl on Friday 30th January 12:38

[Nefarious]

Just at the moment I'm loving the Tesco Finest Bleu Auverge (sp?).

Now I'm a big fan of Stilton, but I think I'd go as far as to say I even prefer this stuff to Stilton!

They do a very nice Camenbert-like cheese called Somerset Gold as well.

[Rude Girl]

Colston Bassett Shropshire Blue

[jimothy]

I'm liking the waitrose smokey chedder, and Raclette.
Cheese is one of the main requirements of life, up there with water, air and V8s.

[adycav]

Looky here:

http://www.cheeseplus.co.uk/index.html

[bazking69]

Strong crunchy cheese is divine. A colleague of mine introduced me to it. Sainsburys do it, but I guess the M&S stuff will be even better.

[prand]

cslgirl said:

Mull of Kintyre at Waitrose (off the counter)!

Also love Cornish Crunch at M&S too.

Blacksticks blue cheese is very nice and brie - love them all ... Hmmmmmmmmm but can't eat it at the moment as am pregnant

Edited to add, everytime I ask for Mull of Kintyre, I end up humming the song for a few hours afterwards!

Edited by cslgirl on Friday 30th January 12:38

What rubbish about not being able to eat soft cheese when pregnant! Think about the last time you got sick from eating brie or camembert or goat's cheese (I would suggest never) so why would you being pregnant make you more susceptible?

Sure, poerhaps lay off he booze and fags for a bit, but there's no need to deny yourself something you love eating and have done without problems for years before.

I can't imagine French ladies giving up pate or cheese when pregnant!

My choice for popular cheese would be Dorset Blue Vinny, and Extra Strong cheddar.

[satchbot]

Red Leicester.

[escargot]

It's not that it will make you ill, it's more to do with the bacteria that could cause issues with the foetus (i believe).

My missus is taking the view that a little bit here or there won't hurt and I support that.

[cslgirl]

prand said:

cslgirl said:

Mull of Kintyre at Waitrose (off the counter)!

Also love Cornish Crunch at M&S too.

Blacksticks blue cheese is very nice and brie - love them all ... Hmmmmmmmmm but can't eat it at the moment as am pregnant

Edited to add, everytime I ask for Mull of Kintyre, I end up humming the song for a few hours afterwards!

Edited by cslgirl on Friday 30th January 12:38

What rubbish about not being able to eat soft cheese when pregnant! Think about the last time you got sick from eating brie or camembert or goat's cheese (I would suggest never) so why would you being pregnant make you more susceptible?

Sure, poerhaps lay off he booze and fags for a bit, but there's no need to deny yourself something you love eating and have done without problems for years before.

I can't imagine French ladies giving up pate or cheese when pregnant!

My choice for popular cheese would be Dorset Blue Vinny, and Extra Strong cheddar.

I agree with your sentiments and I do take what they say with a pinch of salt sometimes as I eat peanuts, runny eggs, rare steak but pate/liver products "contains very high levels of the retinol form of Vitamin A, which can be harmful to your developing baby" so I avoid that. I do eat cooked blue cheese and cambembert but I personally don't want to eat them uncooked in the rare chance I do get listeria.

I dont smoke but do enjoy the odd real ale or guinness now and again.

Each to their own eh?

[adycav]

satchbot said:

Red Leicester.

Great for melting - on toast, crumpets etc. With a bit of brown sauce.

[prand]

cslgirl said:

Each to their own eh?

Absolutely indeedy!

[GTO Scott]

Colliers Welsh Cheddar - lovely strong everyday cheese

[Alfahorn]

I love;

Lincolnshire Poacher
Waitrose West Country Mature Cheddar
Cropwell Bishop Stilton
Manchego
Provolone
Parmagiano
St Marcelin
Somerset Brie

And of course......Dairylea!

[FUBAR]

Old Amsterdamer
'Afterburner' Cheddar
Stinking Bishop (ok, I dont actually like this one, but a good talking point at parties )

[Mobile Chicane]

A really runny Epoisses de Bourgogne, in the society of a good red (burgundy, naturally) and crusty French bread.

[Alfahorn]

Mobile Chicane said:

A really runny Epoisses de Bourgogne, in the society of a good red (burgundy, naturally) and crusty French bread.

Oh yes, I forgot about that one.

[adycav]

Alfahorn said:

I love;

Lincolnshire Poacher

I received a little hamper at Christmas from Lincoln Market, containing 'regular' poacher, 'vintage' poacher and a smoked poacher - with some oatmeal crackers and chutney.

Bloody marvellous.