Cheese Reviews
The Grate My Cheese database of cheese reviews. Reviewer's opinions are their own.
Somerset Brie
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON JANUARY 31, 2021
Brie is probably one of the most iconic cheeses to come out of France. However, like many cheese, they don’t have the market all to themselves. One such foreign pretender is this delightful offering f...
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Cheddar with Caramelised Onion (Seriously Spreadable)
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON JANUARY 24, 2021
Seriously Strong is a name I had not seen in a while. Fans of cheddar will no doubt have seen one of their wide range of products on a supermarket shelf recently – probably more recently at least than...
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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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Manchego (Lidl Deluxe)
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON JANUARY 17, 2021
Following on from recent review on a Manchego wrapped in a rosemary rind , I thought it prudent to have a go at tasting Manchego in all its naked glory. The Lidl Deluxe offering claims to be rich and...
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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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Red Fox Red Leicester (Lidl Deluxe)
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON JANUARY 3, 2021
There has been much talk on the site recently about the battle between Cheddar and Red Leicester. I have long advocated that there is plenty of room in the cheeseboard of the world for both (although ...
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Biscuits for Cheese (Marks and Spencer)
POSTED BY PHILIP ON DECEMBER 31, 2020
Deciding between a “tall” vs “wide” biscuit strategy for accompanying cheese is always a complex challenge. A “tall” biscuit selection uses a highly-restricted number of mono-type cheese biscuit packe...
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Cheddar (Cathedral City Mature)
POSTED BY JOE ON DECEMBER 29, 2020
This website primarily exists to rate and review luxurious, unusual or exciting cheeses. Cathedral City Mature Cheddar is none of those. However, there is a very strong argument to be made that this c...
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Manchego with Rosemary
POSTED BY LOUIS JOHN BRZOZKA ON DECEMBER 27, 2020
Of the cheeses to come out of Spain, Manchego is probably one which most people will know best. The hard cheese is made from the milk of the Manchega sheep in the La Mancha region of Spain (pretty str...
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Cinco Lanzas (Garcia Baquero Gran Reserva)
POSTED BY JOE ON DECEMBER 22, 2020
Avengers Infinity War boldly claimed to be “The Most Ambitious Crossover Event in History” and was subsequently and rightly mocked by the internet. All I can say to that is that Nick Fury has evidentl...
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