boscobeans Posted October 6, 2017 #126 Share Posted October 6, 2017 What my local market has in two of its three cheese departments Pretty good selection actually. bosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SullytheBFG Posted October 6, 2017 #127 Share Posted October 6, 2017 This has to be fishing post - or one to wind up the Brits:mad:. Cheddar is not orange - end of. Proper mature cheddar is slightly off-white in colour and has flavour (with a u;)). It is wonderful on its own, with Marmite in a sandwich, with tomato or proper ham or proper pickle in a sandwich, as cheese on toast with a sprinkling of paprika and in my unctious cheese straws recipe. That rubbery, orange abomination masquerading as cheddar is only good for stopping the ship bashing the dock whilst parking. And breathe... Marmite and cheddar sandwich, ohhh yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyintheskywithdiamonds Posted October 6, 2017 #128 Share Posted October 6, 2017 cheddar cheese is easy to get everywhere,, but what they never seem to have is delicious provolone! :D with a nice fresh italian bread? i better bring my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambersfamily Posted October 6, 2017 #129 Share Posted October 6, 2017 What my local market has in two of its three cheese departments Pretty good selection actually. bosco Bosco, where is the cheddar? LOL...That is an impressive looking selection. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted October 6, 2017 #130 Share Posted October 6, 2017 cheddar cheese is easy to get everywhere,, but what they never seem to have is delicious provolone! :Dwith a nice fresh italian bread? i better bring my own! Interestingly - provolone is quite hard to get in UK - why - I don't know. We are now in the happy position that we can have tasters of different parmesans (for example) at farmers markets before we buy (and yes there is a marked difference between parmesans). Also there are very different cheddars - and as mentioned further up in this thread - Lincolnshire Poacher - lovely proper cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddloml Posted October 6, 2017 #131 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Here I sit watching American Football played in London! What's better is I looked up a UK recipe of Cheese and Rice and what do I find??? An advertisement for VT based Cabot Cheddar! Now how does my Sunday get better than that? Maybe NCL will put Cheese and Rice on the menu with VT Cheddar, Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog and John Cleese as guest in the comedy club! Seven pages of discussion involving cheese and only a slight mention of Monty Python!:rolleyes: Someday a good Venezuelan Beaver Cheese might be found on NCL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambersfamily Posted October 9, 2017 #132 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Seven pages of discussion involving cheese and only a slight mention of Monty Python!:rolleyes: Someday a good Venezuelan Beaver Cheese might be found on NCL!Everyone should watch the Monty Python cheese shop video here as a fan of this tread: --- classic and even a Norwegian reference! As our discussion has included cheese, meats, pumpkin and maple syrup amongst other things, here is an article that covers them all! I am willing to bring some Vermont Maple syrup in exchange for some cheese! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearthosesteeldrumsplayin Posted October 9, 2017 #133 Share Posted October 9, 2017 If ever someone has tasted proper Red Leicester then they would realise that orange rubber 'cheddar' is not even an attempt at imitation. I am afraid to say that many of our US cousins have been conned into what constitutes cheese. We did find some decent cheese in NYC but in upstate NY it was a cheese desert. My first move on returning home to UK was chomping on a lump of Wensleydale whilst cooking a proper bacon sandwich. I LOVE Wensleydale. We can find it with cranberries infused and it ROCKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaWBarmy Posted October 9, 2017 #134 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I LOVE Wensleydale. We can find it with cranberries infused and it ROCKS! Noooooooooooo!!! Cheese with fruit in it is an abomination. A few grapes on the side maybe, but never in the cheese. I'm going to have to have a sit down now.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscobeans Posted October 9, 2017 #135 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Noooooooooooo!!! Cheese with fruit in it is an abomination. A few grapes on the side maybe, but never in the cheese. I'm going to have to have a sit down now.:) Wash it down with a super hopped pumpkin ale for a real stomach churner... bosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaWBarmy Posted October 9, 2017 #136 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Wash it down with a super hopped pumpkin ale for a real stomach churner... bosco You can't beat a bit of good quality Stilton washed down with a nice glass of Port. Supermarkets are very hit and miss with Stilton, some of it is really very nice but every so often you'll pick a piece that tastes like soap with salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted October 9, 2017 #137 Share Posted October 9, 2017 You can't beat a bit of good quality Stilton washed down with a nice glass of Port. Supermarkets are very hit and miss with Stilton, some of it is really very nice but every so often you'll pick a piece that tastes like soap with salt. If we get a bit of dodgy Stilton we put it in a bowl and soak it with (cheapish) port for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanBill Posted October 9, 2017 #138 Share Posted October 9, 2017 casually browsing the NCL board... what? Cheese is up to 136 posts? Don't do it... don't... augh have to see. When I was younger, I had a primary care doctor who was an odd small man, who always stood straight up like he had a stick taped to his body, small in stature, and bald. During an annual checkup, we would do a short interview about my lifestyle, excercise, etc. One day we sat down and it went like this. Dr: How about cheese? me: What? Dr: Do you eat a lot of cheese? me: some, I guess. Not a lot. Dr: Good. awkward silence. Me: Why? Dr: Well, Cheese is very bad for you. Me: Oh. So now I appreciate my cheese selections even more, knowing I may be choosing the instrument of my delicious death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted October 10, 2017 #139 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I keep thinking "Cheddar Cheese" is a euphemism for something else but no we're talking about cheese, oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted October 10, 2017 #140 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Don't "wash down" a good Stilton (I prefer Long Clawson) with a good port (Hanwood Estate by McWilliam's). They should both be savoured and the mouth cleansed between with a small piece of very fresh bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaFortune Posted October 10, 2017 #141 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I keep thinking "Cheddar Cheese" is a euphemism for something else but no we're talking about cheese, oh well. It is, it's Cockney rhyming slang for keys! Londoners say "'Av ya got yer cheddars?" Here's a good link to Cheddar Cheese too (origin and taste) for everyone. https://cheese.com/cheddar/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaFortune Posted October 10, 2017 #142 Share Posted October 10, 2017 [/i]CostaFortune, We are in Southgate, North London. We have a Simply Food M & S a couple of minutes walk away, but even the larger stores don't have a cheese and deli counter, only pre-wrapped on the shelves. Waitrose is better, and the one at John Lewis in Oxford Street is good, Where are you? We were in Rochester this year over the late May bank holiday for the 2017 weekend reunion of the French and English Renault Wind owners, and drove in a convoy of around 25 Winds through the High Weald, with visits to Penshurst Place and Sissinghurst.. We are 2 miles from Rochester! My hubby works there. Sissinghurst is fab, steeped in history. Did you climb to the top of the tower where the flag flies? Penshurst Place is special too. When the US visitors ask about where to go in London, when their ship is leaving from Southampton, I always recommend visiting Kent or East Sussex counties for their beautiful castles and houses. Less terrorists too! [emoji44] We have a Waitrose food delivery once a month, they price match with Tesco's. Free paper added too (Saturday Mail) [emoji6] I guess you're Arsenal fans? Shout next time you're down this way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaWBarmy Posted October 10, 2017 #143 Share Posted October 10, 2017 For those of you in and around London, have you tried Borough Market? Plenty of artisan cheese makers. I was able to get Lincolnshire Poacher from Selfridges once, although the place were its made is only 15 miles from my house so it was a bit pointless really. If only the visitors had time to get up to Leicestershire before going to Southampton. Stilton, Red Leicester and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaFortune Posted October 10, 2017 #144 Share Posted October 10, 2017 If only the visitors had time to get up to Leicestershire before going to Southampton. Stilton, Red Leicester and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies. Corrr, love all of those! Yes, it's a bit far from S'ton, what they're missing eh? [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 10, 2017 #145 Share Posted October 10, 2017 We are 2 miles from Rochester! My hubby works there. Sissinghurst is fab, steeped in history. Did you climb to the top of the tower where the flag flies? Penshurst Place is special too. When the US visitors ask about where to go in London, when their ship is leaving from Southampton, I always recommend visiting Kent or East Sussex counties for their beautiful castles and houses. Less terrorists too! We have a Waitrose food delivery once a month, they price match with Tesco's. Free paper added too (Saturday Mail) I guess you're Arsenal fans? Shout next time you're down this way. Spurs through and through! This year it's been 50 years since my grandfather (who lived in Tottenham) took me to my first game. Some of the group got to the top of the tower, but DW and I didn't do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 10, 2017 #146 Share Posted October 10, 2017 For those of you in and around London, have you tried Borough Market? Plenty of artisan cheese makers. I was able to get Lincolnshire Poacher from Selfridges once, although the place were its made is only 15 miles from my house so it was a bit pointless really. Before parking restrictions in that area changed I used to go regularly to Borough Market, not just for the cheese but also the meat and fish. However, there are now many farmer's markets around the country which sell excellent local cheeses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted October 10, 2017 #147 Share Posted October 10, 2017 For those of you in and around London, have you tried Borough Market? Plenty of artisan cheese makers. I was able to get Lincolnshire Poacher from Selfridges once, although the place were its made is only 15 miles from my house so it was a bit pointless really. Before parking restrictions in that area changed I used to go regularly to Borough Market, not just for the cheese but also the meat and fish. However, there are now many farmer's markets around the country which sell excellent local cheeses. Lincolnshire Poacher is available at these farmers markets in London. https://www.lfm.org.uk/producers/fw-read-and-son/ Our local one at Pimlico road has it!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 10, 2017 #148 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Just for interest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-41566545 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscobeans Posted October 10, 2017 #149 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Just for interest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-41566545 Too bad it wasn't a truck load of canaries. He could get out every so often and bang on the van to keep half of them flying.. Cheesy joke.;) bosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted October 10, 2017 #150 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Somebody really liked Long Clawson Stilton on 2004!!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/4036689.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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