Cheese

[gmbteach]

I, much to my husbands disgust, do not like Brie, Camembert or blue cheese.

I do like a nice crisp sharp cheddar, or Edam, Swiss, Gouda or Jarlesberg. I also like a nice cream cheese, and will often use this instead of butter in my sandwich. I love Parmesan, but not that dried stuff that you get in the grocery aisle.

Here's the real deal.

Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Much more than a fancy way to say “parmesan”, Parmigiano-Reggiano is a cheese that can only be made with extremely precise ingredients, in an extraordinarily particular process, in a 10,000-sq-km geographical area of Italy so carefully defined that you can make Parmigiano on one side of the small city of Bologna but not the other.

Ahh!

 

[steve_bank]

I, much to my husbands disgust, do not like Brie, Camembert or blue cheese.

I do like a nice crisp sharp cheddar, or Edam, Swiss, Gouda or Jarlesberg. I also like a nice cream cheese, and will often use this instead of butter in my sandwich. I love Parmesan, but not that dried stuff that you get in the grocery aisle.

Is that husbands plural?

 

[rousseau]

Bought a block of creamy blue cheese earlier this week, and that's where my health all went downhill.

(also some jalapeno/garlic stuffed olives)

 

[C_Mucius_Scaevola]

I do like a nice bit of cheese. In a "you name it, I'll eat it. All of it." kind of way. Ever since I was a boy making grilled cheddar and oregano sandwiches. I had a burger earlier today with some emmenthal in, but here's a lamburger with stilton I had the other week ...

I'm also a fan of gorgonzola, which i regularly add to my ham & tomato baguettes, and for a treat, I'll put together a cheese board for a snack ...

From l to r, that's: A crottin-type goat's cheese, brie, and camembert. Best of the bunch was the goat's, deliciously creamy with a touch of sharpness.

Probably the only cheese I'd hesitate to eat would be casu marzu.

 

[Treedbear]

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Nice snack.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Went out to eat and got an appetizer of cheese toast with a whipped ricotta on the side. I was stunned at how well the cool whipped ricotta paired with the oily baked cheese toast.

It was so good, my wife thought it was great... and she doesn't like cheese a lot.

 

[C_Mucius_Scaevola]

Forgot to mention ... I have a brother who doesn't like cheese at all. The rest of the family loves it, but he won't touch it. I don't know what went wrong with him, childhood trauma or something.

 

[steve_bank]

A simple sandwich I like.

Smear tomato paste on a piece of bread. Season with garlic powder. Add cheese and onions and the other piece of bread . Microwave until cheese melts.Add a few pieces of peperoni and microwave pizza sandwich. Or some ham.

Fast, little cleanup, and tastes good.

 

[Under the Rose]

The house staple here at the ranch is extra old white cheddar which I find most versatile for snacking and cooking. It pairs nicely with apple or celery for a night lunch and goes well in pasta dishes and grilled sandwiches which are infrequent indulgences for me.

I also like Brie and Camembert on occasion and there is a Mango Stilton at a local Deli that is above my pay grade but delicious for a rare treat, especially with a nice Malbec to accompany.

At the moment, I have a Habanero Cheddar and a Monterey Jack with Jalapeno in the fridge as they were on sale and are both color free cheeses.

Processed slices and Velveeta do not grace my pantry although I can appreciate that the convenience and price point may be an important consideration for others.

 

[ronburgundy]

I'm lactose-intolerant intolerant.

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

A simple sandwich I like.

Smear tomato paste on a piece of bread. Season with garlic powder. Add cheese and onions and the other piece of bread . Microwave until cheese melts.Add a few pieces of peperoni and microwave pizza sandwich. Or some ham.

Fast, little cleanup, and tastes good.

I used to do something similar to this but I used pitas. Cooked in a microwave at work.

 

[steve_bank]

A simple sandwich I like.

Smear tomato paste on a piece of bread. Season with garlic powder. Add cheese and onions and the other piece of bread . Microwave until cheese melts.Add a few pieces of peperoni and microwave pizza sandwich. Or some ham.

Fast, little cleanup, and tastes good.

I used to do something similar to this but I used pitas. Cooked in a microwave at work.

Smart minds think alike.

It is easy to substitute better food for junk fast food without a lot of work.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

For mac and cheese, double creme gouda. Found this at a high end grocer in our area that a Whole Foods store managed to evaporate. Samples of cheese were out and this one spoke to me. Perfect mix of tang, nuttiness, and cream for a great adult mac and cheese. Goudas seem to have flavors that range from tasteless to creamy to smoky. This one hits all of the right spots.

For lasagna, Parrano. I was guessing in a local grocer and picked this up. Turned out to be perfect and try not to make serious lasagnas with anything but. It provides the perfect blend of flavor for lasagnas or other baked pastas.

So I found a place that sold Parrano about January 2020... then the pandemic hit and that store closed up almost instantly! So out of double cream gouda and Parrano.

However, I have discovered Beeminster's Paradiso Reserve! This provides a comparable tang/nut/creamy flavor which is perfect for ravioli, lasagna, and other baked dishes. It isn't cheap, but it isn't incredible expensive either.