on the nature of cheese...

***tabacco*** · 01-21-2005, 06:18 PM

I finally caved in and bought the super-good cheddar from Trader Joe's. the kind that's aged for >4 years. $6 per pound, but it's so worth it...

Upside: great flavor, melts well
Downside: Too dry to slice easily or grate with large grater

anyway, that is all.

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-21-2005, 06:24 PM

Man, do you not know how to enjoy a good cheese? Go get some good wine and a baguette! And while you're at it, an attractive girl to share it all with!

SoccerDude28 · 01-21-2005, 06:39 PM

I eat cheese every single day. I have found this dutch cheese at Costco called Jarlsberg, I put it in a bagette, slicing it very thin, and grill it on the grill. It becomes all melty like very long threads, and then yummmmmmmmmmmm

Can't beat that Trep

omloflump · 01-21-2005, 06:49 PM

Once, I saw this cheese in a cheese shop.

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-21-2005, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by omloflump

Once, I saw this cheese in a cheese shop.

:eek: Wow.

Ninja Dodo · 01-21-2005, 07:07 PM

Where I come from, they have a market where they symbolically weigh and sell whole piles of cheese on the Waagsquare as a tourist attraction. I've accidentally witnessed this joyous event once, and it was very silly indeed.

Oh and I used to be really allergic to cheese. I'm not sure if I still am, but I have developed something of a distaste for the stuff over the years, so I haven't bothered to check.

Fairygdmther · 01-21-2005, 07:08 PM

You can get Jarlsberg in most supermarket deli counters.

Good cheddar, really good cheddar is good any way but cold from the fridge. Love good cheddar - Mmmmmmm, the stronger the better.

FGM

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-21-2005, 07:13 PM

At the Whole Foods in downtown Chicago near where my sister works (at The American Bar Association), they're always giving out free sample of cheese. If I'm there with her I always go for that Stilton. Aw man, that shit's good! Like bleu cheese on acid.

I love cheese that bites back. Like a feisty, fierce lover.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

Love good cheddar - Mmmmmmm, the stronger the better.

Whoah. Wotta coincidence. That's just how I like my men.

Fairygdmther · 01-21-2005, 07:18 PM

Stilton is good, and I like that layered thing I see sometimes of Stilton and Gloucester - like a layer cake. Roquefort, though is the best of the blue cheeses. Blue brie is good too, though.

FGM

DustCropper · 01-21-2005, 07:21 PM

I love cheese! Whenever I pass through the Amsterdam airport for connecting flights, I always hang out by the free cheese samples.

My favorite though is bleu cheese. I also really like this kind that you can get in the Middle East called haloumi cheese. When you barbeque it, it doesn't melt, and it tastes great.

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-21-2005, 07:23 PM

Swiss Gruyere is lovely as well. It's subtle but still bits back. I love my cheese sexy.

:eek: O crap. Just wait til Marek sees this thread. tabsie, you're in trouble now.

***tabacco*** · 01-21-2005, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Man, do you not know how to enjoy a good cheese? Go get some good wine and a baguette! And while you're at it, an attractive girl to share it all with!

Well, I don't drink wine andI'm out of bread of any kind, so there

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-21-2005, 09:01 PM

And no girl? Ah well, next time you get more cheese.

***tabacco*** · 01-21-2005, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

And no girl? Ah well, next time you get more cheese.

Alas, no. But yeah, at least there's an upside

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-21-2005, 09:07 PM

Yeah. You get all the delicious cheese to yourself, you glutton!

***tabacco*** · 01-21-2005, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Yeah. You get all the delicious cheese to yourself, you glutton!

Yay, cheese!

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-21-2005, 09:15 PM

***tabacco*** · 01-21-2005, 09:28 PM

Pff... the green horse thing is vastly inferior to GIR

So, how 'bout that cheese?

Fairygdmther · 01-21-2005, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

What IS that thing?

FGM

***tabacco*** · 01-21-2005, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

What IS that thing?

FGM

Is there really an answer I can give you that will make you happy?

01-21-2005, 06:18 PM	#1
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SoccerDude28 Homer of Kittens Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco, Bay Area Posts: 4,374	I eat cheese every single day. I have found this dutch cheese at Costco called Jarlsberg, I put it in a bagette, slicing it very thin, and grill it on the grill. It becomes all melty like very long threads, and then yummmmmmmmmmmm Can't beat that Trep Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Games I am playing: Jeanne D'Ark (PSP) Firefox rules

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Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	Where I come from, they have a market where they symbolically weigh and sell whole piles of cheese on the Waagsquare as a tourist attraction. I've accidentally witnessed this joyous event once, and it was very silly indeed. Oh and I used to be really allergic to cheese. I'm not sure if I still am, but I have developed something of a distaste for the stuff over the years, so I haven't bothered to check. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	You can get Jarlsberg in most supermarket deli counters. Good cheddar, really good cheddar is good any way but cold from the fridge. Love good cheddar - Mmmmmmm, the stronger the better. FGM Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-21-2005, 07:18 PM	#9
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Stilton is good, and I like that layered thing I see sometimes of Stilton and Gloucester - like a layer cake. Roquefort, though is the best of the blue cheeses. Blue brie is good too, though. FGM Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-21-2005, 07:21 PM	#10
DustCropper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,117	I love cheese! Whenever I pass through the Amsterdam airport for connecting flights, I always hang out by the free cheese samples. My favorite though is bleu cheese. I also really like this kind that you can get in the Middle East called haloumi cheese. When you barbeque it, it doesn't melt, and it tastes great. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-21-2005, 07:23 PM	#11
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Swiss Gruyere is lovely as well. It's subtle but still bits back. I love my cheese sexy. :eek: O crap. Just wait til Marek sees this thread. tabsie, you're in trouble now. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

01-21-2005, 09:01 PM	#13
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	And no girl? Ah well, next time you get more cheese. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Yeah. You get all the delicious cheese to yourself, you glutton! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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01-21-2005, 09:28 PM	#18
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