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What's your favorite cheese?

mfacey said:
Devman, totally off the topic, but I'd love to see a picture of your setup. Sounds sweet! :cool:
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Hmmm, past midnight here now, but I'll try and remember to take a few pics tomorrow. The setup in my office is very much a work in progress - I've been on the road most of this year so I've not had the time to work on it. The office is where my PM and cinema displays are. My PB is used on the road and at home and in the office. The mini and the 1TB drive are in a kitchen cupboard in the house (yes really!). I just put Tiger server on on the mini.

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Living in the uncultured US, and Wisconsin to boot, I'd have to say my favorite cheese is Colby cheese, which originated less than two hours from where I live. Tasty stuff, it is. :D

A historical marker in Colby, Wisconsin:
 

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mfacey said:
The picture on that site looks like a piece of birthday cake that should've been eaten a few years ago :eek:
Sounds go though, none the less!
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Heh..

HF is like.. ash cheese, blue cheese, and a soft brie all rolled into one awesome wheel of goodness.
 
rickvanr said:
Gouda! Imported from Holland.
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I'll second that! Also brie, when it is at the right teperature and oozes out of the rind.

I had a fried brie once that was awesome:

Wedge of brie, sliced in half, stuffed with sweated shallots and herbs and put back together again. Dredge in flour, egg, bread crumbs then fried. Yummy.

250th post for me. ETA for 500 posts: November, 2006!
 
I love all sorts of cheeses, but I'll have to say that my favorite so far is dill havarti. Every once in a while I find a good one out here that is imported from Denmark. Much better than the American made stuff.
I had some excellent cheese once when I was in Stockholm, I wish I knew what it was. It had a mellow, nutty flavor, sort of a mix between havarti and swiss. Anyone have any ideas?
I have to say, one of the most revolting things I have ever had in my mouth is French goat cheese (chèvre). I was in France a few years ago and some people I met there gave me some to try. It was all I could do to choke it down. It was all hairy on the outside and tasted like that awful smell that female goats emit when they are in heat. Truly an unpleasant experience.
 
Patmian212 said:
Another great cheese is halumi from georgie(the country not the state).
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I thought Haloumi cheese was Greek (Cypriot, actually). I have a friend from Cyprus, and tried haloumi for the first time while visiting him. It's awesome if you slice it thick and fry it golden brown in a frying pan. It's not as good raw...
 
OOHHH you know what you are right, I got confused a friend of mine who is georgian made me try it.
 
I love Gruyere. I always take a big hunk of it backpacking because it holds up well without refrigeration. Jarlsberg is a close second favorite.

I like Feta in salads and omlettes, and I like LOTS of parmesean cheese on pizza and pasta.
 
Toppa G's said:
Living in the uncultured US, and Wisconsin to boot, I'd have to say my favorite cheese is Colby cheese, which originated less than two hours from where I live. Tasty stuff, it is. :D

A historical marker in Colby, Wisconsin:
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Indeed. Even us crazy Minnesotans appreciate the tastiness of Wisconsin cheese.
 
Ahem!

Great to be so welll thought of as to garner a thread of me own!! LOL. Seriously, I will have to say GOUDA!!! Awesome in any form as long as it is not rotted. Smoked cheeses are great as well especially provolone. Wensleydale is great too, but hard to find in the southeast US. Real French Camembert is blissful, and I'm hungry.
 
Yellow: Yes, Humboldt Fog is amazing! That's probably my favorite, but I also love a good gorgonzola, camembert, and of course, parmigiano reggiano!
 
OoooOOOOoo.. I should share this.. if you're in the US and you're a cheese lover and want to try something new, healthy, and tastey.. then give http://www.sweetgrassdairy.com/ a gander. I ordered a buncha cheeses off there and let me tell you, they have some really high quality cheese! The Green Hill and Georgia Gouda are freaking fantastic!

Real nice folks too.. take good care of their milking herds.

http://www.sweetgrassdairy.com/

wordmunger said:
Yellow: Yes, Humboldt Fog is amazing!
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Thank goodness Wellspring (or whatever it's called now.. Whole Foods?) carries it!
 
yellow said:
Thank goodness Wellspring (or whatever it's called now.. Whole Foods?) carries it!
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Well aren't you lucky! We have to order it off iGourmet here. Though I hear Charlotte will be getting a Whole Foods soon.
 
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
Definitely not for the faint-hearted, no... Both my grandmother and mother appreciated gammelost and both the cheese' smell and texture are particularly nasty... ;)
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Reading about this makes me want to try to actually make cheese. Intentionally that is. I've had milk go to cheese in the fridge but was afraid to try it.

Just remember "Blessed are the cheesemakers."
 
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