Thinking Of Changing My Cheese

[wendilla]

For years I have always bought cathedral city cheese but lately it don't seem to have the flavour it used to have . Either that or my taste buds have gone but they havnt gone on choc lol .Does anyone else think this and what would you recommend for a tasty cheese apart from wendsleydale which I buy occasionly .

[dannyk13]

^breathe^

[pastafreak]

+ 1 for taking cheese out of fridge to get to room temp. It has TASTE! ;-)

[diddlydo]

Any cheese will be tasteless if eaten straight from the fridge. Needs a good 2 hours at room temp first. For a strong tasting cheese try any supermarket extra mature cheddar and/or named varieties such as the Davidstow mentioned above.

[EDDIE51]

Do not put cheese in a fridge at all ever! It does not mature correctly and develop the full flavour unless it is at cool room temperature,a fridge is too cold.

[jim360]

You should always show faith in cheeses.

[Jackdaw33]

The Lord Cheeses or Kraft cheeses?

[diddlydo]

Eddie - in a perfect world I agree with you but in centrally heated houses it's not such a great idea, especially if it's an unpasteurised cheese. Of course if you have a cool cellar or proper larder, just keep the cheese there.

[Jackdaw33]

I am partial to Emmenthal or Gruyère. My all-time favourite though is Camembert which MUST be eaten at room temperature.

[wendilla]

Thank you all so much for replies . I will try leaving it out before I use it and next one I buy will leave it in porch cupboard it is cold there . It makes sense leaving it out like when I have a salad I always make it about an hour before eating it as I don't like it cold from the fridge . I will keep in mind the other cheeses mentioned and do a trial run on them . I have plenty supermarkets not far .

[jourdain2]

I was going to say 'eat at room temp.' but others are way before me. A good Lancashire is very tangy, you can get 'crumbly' Lancs. or 'Tasty' Lancs.. Inglewhite blue Lancashire is a good cheese.

[Jackdaw33]

Anyone old enough to remember 'Empire' cheese, which was actually New Zealand cheddar? Very dark and strong.

[derekpara]

Give Canadian Black diamond a try. A lovely strong cheddar and great with a pint of real ale.

D

[wendilla]

Will look out for that one too thanks Derek

[Gromit]

Cathedral City is horrible plastic cheese.

I buy Truckle Brother Cheddar from Morrisons. They are also in Iceand and other shops.

http://bradburyscheese.co.uk/our-products/our-brands/truckle-bros/

[Jackdaw33]

I like the Red Hot Dutch but only have a tiny sliver at a time or it will blow your head off. It's basically Edam impregnated with chillies.

[joggerjayne]

The Cheddars that I think have the best flavours are Keen's, and Montgomery's.

Keen's is more dry and tangy, if you want a really strong Cheddar.

I get it from La Fromagerie, but they sell Keen's on the Deli counter at Waitrose.

[melv16]

Ward-Minter's cheese can be found on the south coast. Be careful where you buy it, as it can be faked....

[anthro-nerd]

tallegio is my fave