Cheese again !

[lady topaz]

I did find a 6 month old thread (very nice it was too) but I have recently become addicted to finding lovely cheeses and need some more to add to my shopping list. Last week on top of some lovely cheddars I bought Comte, St Agur, Ossau Iraty, Mahon and some Reblochon De Savoie. All very nice and from Waitrose but there must be more hidden gems readily available.
Please help I need a cheese fix.

Di

[Shaw Tarse]

I need to try Epoisses

[alman]

stilton (the daddy), bleu d'auvergne

[HRG.]

Cheesy peas...

[lady topaz]

Shaw Tarse said:

I need to try Epoisses

Not overly keen on the runny cheeses. I prefer the harder ones but I'm willing to give it a try although it seems I will need a gas mask and spoon!

[oldbanger]

Berkswell sheeps cheese

Hard to find outside of Warks though unless you shop at Harrods

ETA - it seems you can buy it online these days too

Edited by oldbanger on Tuesday 4th August 19:49

[Shaolin]

Hardly anything from the supermarkets is ever properly ripe, so I buy stuff and keep it well past the sell-by date, if it goes too far even for me, the dogs have it and think they are in doggy-cheese heaven.

[Alfa_75_Steve]

The Carmarthenshire Cheese Company make some nice stuff:

http://www.pembrokeshireproducedirect.org.uk/produ...

I particularly like the Pont Gar smoked.

This is nice, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Fenni_(cheese)

If a little 'mainstream'.

[lazyitus]

Try a bit of Austrian Smoked. Can be found in various supermarkets if you don't want to go out of the way to a specialist store. Generally comes packaged looking like a suasage.

Beautiful stuff.

[Alfa_75_Steve]

lazyitus said:

Try a bit of Austrian Smoked. Can be found in various supermarkets if you don't want to go out of the way to a specialist store. Generally comes packaged looking like a suasage.

Beautiful stuff.

I do like it. But it' a bit 'Dairylea' - very processed and plasticy.

[lazyitus]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

lazyitus said:

Try a bit of Austrian Smoked. Can be found in various supermarkets if you don't want to go out of the way to a specialist store. Generally comes packaged looking like a suasage.

Beautiful stuff.

I do like it. But it' a bit 'Dairylea' - very processed and plasticy.

It's a fair point but I like Dairylea, so I'm stuffed really!

It's nice to suck on when it's in your mouth, full of flavour.

[Alfa_75_Steve]

lazyitus said:

Generally comes packaged looking like a suasage.

Beautiful stuff.

It's nice to suck on when it's in your mouth, full of flavour.

You've caught the gay.

[kiteless]

Proper, aged, Wensleydale is fantastic Grommit!

No. Seriously. It is!

The Snowdonia Cheese Company is worth a look also.

[Shaolin]

Had some in Northern Spain once, "queso de Cabrales", lovely stuff in a very ripe stilton vein, it comes wrapped in leaves, never seen it in the UK - probably breaks all sorts of laws.

[lazyitus]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

lazyitus said:

Generally comes packaged looking like a suasage.

Beautiful stuff.

It's nice to suck on when it's in your mouth, full of flavour.

You've caught the gay.

[escargot]

- Kidderton Ash goats cheese
- Munster
- Liverot

All worth a bash.

ETA: Good work on the reblochon - it's one of my faves.

Edited by escargot on Wednesday 5th August 10:26

[bishbash]

My current fave is Manchego, a Spanish Sheep's milk cheese, quite a rich flavour, but bloody lovely.

[Cactussed]

try some Black Bomber as well. A very good cheddar.
I also like fresh Parmesan on its own.

[cinque]

Good quality Reggiano Parmesan or Grana Padano (generally younger and better for eating) with a good sparkling chilled white wine or champagne.

The gritty, salty texture really works against the clean tartness of the booze.


Roquefort with a good sweet french wine (Sauterne if you can stretch to it).

[smack]

[quote=Cactussed]try some Black Bomber as well. A very good cheddar.
[quote]

From Snowdonia Cheese Company? I got given one of those black waxed beauties a few weeks back and it was