Not cheesy enough!

Food by LoisNovember 6, 2012November 6, 2012

It was our wedding anniversary at th end of October, and I made up a hamper of goodies for my beloved… including several cheeses, one of which we hadn’t tried before. We left it for a few days, then had a look…

Tom,ato, cheese, Congrsbury 155 — Interesting… we’ve not tried this one before!

Tom,ato, cheese, Congrsbury 156 — Looks nice… but not much aroma

Tom,ato, cheese, Congrsbury 157 — Should we have left it to ripen even longer?

Tom,ato, cheese, Congrsbury 194 — It’s beginning to bulge…

I have to say that it was rather disappointing… maybe we were just unlucky, maybe somewhere along the line it had been chilled too much, but it had little flavour, little aroma and didn’t flow in that lovely camembert way… We may try it again, but it was not that impressive.

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loonyliterature on November 6, 2012 at 12:06 pm
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That’s a shame.

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1. Lois on November 6, 2012 at 12:56 pm
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  It was… we were really looking forward to it… never mind, we had Pont l’Eveque last night which was delish – we cooked it in a tartiflette… but I forgot to take pictures!
  
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  1. loonyliterature on November 6, 2012 at 12:58 pm
    
    I’m jealous – I love good cheese. Fancy not taking photos – on second thoughts, it is just as well as my stomach would have been rumbling.
    
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  2. Lois on November 6, 2012 at 1:03 pm
    
    It was so yummy that we’re going to do it again – camera WILL be at the ready!
    
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  3. loonyliterature on November 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm
    
    Yes, don’t forget = will you be putting the recipe on?
    
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  4. Lois on November 6, 2012 at 2:21 pm
    
    Yes, although it’s simplicity itself, layers of potatoes fried onion and fried bacon, a few dollops of cream, a splosh of white wine and a soft cheese like Reblochon or Pont l’Eveque cut in two and cut side face down on the spuds, then into the oven until it’s golden and the cheese has melted!
    
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  5. loonyliterature on November 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm
    
    Oh my – it sounds delicious. I’ll have to get something to eat, you’ve started me off.
    
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  6. Lois on November 6, 2012 at 4:32 pm
    
    Do you want any piccalilli – I’ve several tons of that!! (NB I now know how to spell it!)
    
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  7. loonyliterature on November 6, 2012 at 4:47 pm
    
    I would love some but I live in Lincolnshire.
    
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  8. Lois on November 6, 2012 at 5:26 pm
    
    Pork pies and sausages… that’s what I think of with Lincolnshire… oh and a few lovely cathedrals and churches!
    
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  9. loonyliterature on November 6, 2012 at 9:07 pm
    
    I’ve not been here that long – I think the sausages are popular but I didn’t know they were famous for their pork pies I’ve not come across that yet..
    
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  10. Lois on November 6, 2012 at 9:34 pm
    
    It’s a lovely county, we have cousins in Louth
    
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  11. loonyliterature on November 7, 2012 at 11:47 am
    
    Louth is lovely especially at Christmas time, I think when they decorate it nicely. Lincoln is a lovely city, well worth a visit if you haven’t been and you’re up here.
    
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  12. Lois on November 8, 2012 at 5:43 pm
    
    I have visited, but quite a long time ago now… I remember the cathedral but yes, it is due a visit!
    
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Nisha on November 12, 2012 at 8:37 pm
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I can’t actually tell which I prefer: brie or camembert. Deep-fried however, they both taste nice 🙂

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1. Lois on November 12, 2012 at 10:16 pm
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  I think I prefer a good Camembert if I had to make a choice… but the thought of deep frying either of them is delicious!
  
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