Reviews tagged: French
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Pavé D’Affinois Bleu – Lidl Deluxe
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON DECEMBER 11, 2022
In a world of cuboid cheeses, be more cube. Presumably that is what the thinking was behind this particular offering from the Lidl Deluxe range. I am a lover of blue cheese so this particular offering...
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Berthaut Epoisses – Marks & Spencer
POSTED BY JOE ON DECEMBER 1, 2022
The average price you would expect to pay for a decent block of cheese in a supermarket is probably about £3. In my opinion it is very difficult for a block of cheese to justify a price in excess of £...
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Very Cheesy Tartiflette
POSTED BY PHILIP ON NOVEMBER 3, 2022
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...
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Munster (Soft French Cheese)
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON MARCH 16, 2021
As we have discussed before on this site, Brie and Camembert rule the roost when it comes to soft French cheeses. Indeed, we looked at a rather splendid British Brie made in Somerset which shows jus...
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Époisses (Tesco Finest)
POSTED BY PHILIP ON JANUARY 21, 2021
Culinary folklore has it that the pungent Époisses cheese possesses a stench so foetid its transportation on some public transport networks in France is outlawed. Now, I am an avid fan of any cheese t...
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Saint-Félicien (Tesco Finest)
POSTED BY PHILIP ON JANUARY 14, 2021
Saint-Félicien is a deliciously creamy soft cow’s-milk cheese. The nearest mass-market touchstone is a really creamy Brie, and this cheese belongs to the same soft-ripened family, but that doesn’t do ...
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Morbier (Lidl “Deluxe”)
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON DECEMBER 11, 2020
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 at our...
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Camembert (Lidl “Classic”)
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON DECEMBER 6, 2020
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 f...
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Boursin (Garlic & Herbs)
POSTED BY JOE ON NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Boursin Garlic and Herbs is in my opinion a ‘staple cheese’; I have consistently eaten it since I was a child and will continue to do so. I find that the flavour focuses more on garlic and less on chi...
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Langres (Tesco ‘Finest’)
POSTED BY PHILIP ON NOVEMBER 19, 2020
A farmier, punchier alternative to venerable cheeseboard workhorses like Brie and Camembert, Langres is a semi-soft, washed-rind French cow’s cheese. It is substantially stronger in flavour and smell;...
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