Cheese lifestyle, reviews and recommendations
An admirable second entry under the “cheese ingot” banner, which as is well-documented elsewhere I am physiologically unable to resist. This is a pretty decent Red Leicester which is as easy to eat as the well-received blue Cheddar ingot equivalent… Continue reading "Red Leicester Bite Ingot Truckle (Tesco Finest)"
This is the second variety of Ossau-Iraty I have tried this month in my enthusiasm to review my highest scoring cheeses from the past, and unfortunately this variety does not compare well to the others in my estimation. The Onetik… Continue reading "Ossau-Iraty Extra Mature (Onetik, Basque Country Cheese Factory)"
This cheese has a somewhat mythical reputation among the writers at gratemycheese. It is held as a kind of gold standard of artisanal cheddar, a cheese to compare all other cheese to when determining greatness. Other writers (Phil and Louis)… Continue reading "Cheddar (Black Bomber – Snowdonia Cheese Company Extra Mature)"
I like to think I am a fair person. I like to give things a chance and often will give a poor showing the benefit of the doubt. Such was the case with my first experience of Morbier. It arrived… Continue reading "Morbier (Lidl “Deluxe”)"
No reasonable adult of sound mind could deny this is a Christmas cheese. I reviewed this cheese at the request of a reader; despite my previously-documented intense dislike of both fruitcakes and dubious novelty cheeses marketed squarely at the festive… Continue reading "Christmas Cake Flavour Yorkshire Wensleydale (Asda)"
This cheese is a novelty wax-wrapped Christmas-pudding-flavoured cheese. The substrate cheese is not clearly stated (an ominous sign) but relatively Cheddar-like; the cheese is infused with brandy, dried fruit, and mixed spices. This cheese was also selected solely on the… Continue reading "Christmas Pudding Cheese (Croome Cheese)"
There are many strong traditions when it comes to French cheesemaking, and very few French cheeses are held in higher regard than Comte. As the second type of cheese to receive AOC designation and protection, there are a strict set… Continue reading "Comte (Marks and Spencer)"
This cheese is a conventional (“legacy“) cow’s milk Gouda, bafflingly infused with red pesto, fenugreek, and perhaps other herbs. Phil and Pez bought this cheese purely on the basis of its rosy festive air – an impulsive decision given its… Continue reading "Gouda with red pesto, fenugreek and Italian herbs (Villa Rosso)"
If you ask someone to name a soft French cheese, their mind may well jump to the two cornerstones of Brie and Camembert. Given its widespread appeal, its likely to be a candidate for any cheeseboard for the pending Christmas… Continue reading "Camembert (Lidl “Classic”)"
A raucous and rambunctious hard cheese, this is a tasty delight given sufficient pre-consumption warming to develop its full taste. Gruyère shines as a winsome, nutty contrast to the heavier flavours and hard, flaky texture of many British mature cheeses.… Continue reading "Gruyere (Tesco Finest Swiss Reserve)"