Cheese lifestyle, reviews and recommendations
Nothing is certain in life but the inevitability of death, the inescapability of taxes, and Nature’s iron rule that a cheese infused with something else will never be very good. This sheep’s cheese continues that venerable tradition. Sometimes, infused-cheeses can… Continue reading "Tesco Finest Black Garlic Infused Aged Sheep’s Cheese"
If, when you see a tartiflette recipe recommending a scant 500g of Reblochon cheese, you laugh hollowly while switching back to scroll cheese lifestyle articles on gratemycheese.com, then this might be the recipe for you. Tartiflette is a French dish… Continue reading "Very Cheesy Tartiflette"
What better way is there to eat cheese than via a strictly regimented rating system? We were initially concerned that with 9 people a paltry 13 cheeses would leave us hungry for more. Thankfully this wasn’t an issue, and as… Continue reading "Autumn 2022 Cheese Night"
My last few liaisons with the Snowdonia Cheese Company’s legendary Black Bomber have left me a little bewildered. Yes, that extra mature Cheddar is undoubtedly delicious, with a silky-smooth texture belying a surprisingly intense, mellow flavour, and yet… And yet.… Continue reading "Snowdonia Cheese Company “Rock Star” Vintage Cheddar"
The last review of a Tesco halloumi determined that, while the Tesco specimen wasn’t actually all that good, halloumi’s baseline deliciousness is so high that it can’t fail to impress. To put this to the test, we put the Tesco… Continue reading "Corner Deli Co. Halloumi"
The leaves shade russet, the sunlight compresses, and autumn’s chill fingers stroke the morning air. That can mean only one thing: the cheese review season has arrived. We fired the starting gun on the 2021 season with a 12-cheese rating… Continue reading "Autumn 2021 Cheese Night"
In recent weeks Tesco has added an impressive number of new cheeses to their deli counter; not only that, but the general tastiness of said new entries is high. Not since the first milk-laden battalions of Friesans made their densely-uddered… Continue reading "Tesco Serendipitous Deli Board"
Few things brighten my day more than the unexpected appearance of a large hamper of cheese on my doorstep, its cheeses plucked fresh from their bovine trees and delivered direct to my porch by the storks of the overnight courier… Continue reading "Snowdonia Cheese Company Hamper"
Cows are near-ubiquitous in the large-lactating-mammal space. When I think of cheese, I think of throaty mooing, weighty hooves, jiggling udders and plaintive eyes. In recent years, though, I have come to a striking and controversial conclusion. While I believe… Continue reading "Tesco Finest Cave-Aged Goat’s Cheese"
After a two-week hiatus to refresh our palettes and rekindle our lust for soft cheese, we put the four qualifiers from the group stages – together with the wildcard entrant I can now reveal is the ash-covered soft cheese “Petit… Continue reading "Tesco Soft Bovine Board – Final"