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inspired by this thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=518185)...

so...
What kind of cheese do you like?
How do you like it, (spread, melted, fresh cut off the wheel, etc...)
let the cheesiness commence.


since I'm the op...

I like American, tho Brie and Chedder (mild, sharp whatever) are close enough to be a tie. Parmasian and Mozzerella are more second place for me.

tho a market has set up a cheese tasteing station, so I have tried things like Goat cheese and other brands...

as for how? straight off the block, spread on crackers/bread, with meat, and even melted. in other words... I really don't care. :p


so... who will cut the cheese next? :D

feta is my favorite i think (although i also like other goat cheeses). but i like most cheeses, i can't remember a cheese i tasted wich i didn't like.

Where is the poll!?

Anyway, I love havarti, cut into little squares and served on crackers.
I use a lot of marble cheddar in cooking, especially for omlettes.

American is good

Worst Cheese Joke of All Time:

What do you call Cheese that isn't yours?

.....Nacho Cheese! :p

Naho is quite good too, oh and Cheese Wiz on Cheesesteaks.

Mature English cheddar
Roquefort
Wensleydale
Stilton
Port Salut
Old Amsterdammer
Jarlsburger

I just realised that basically I love cheese and I would eat all and any cheese barring 'Imitation Real American Cheese'...

In other words I like artisan cheeses...

If it goes on pizza then it must be good. Cheddar, provelone, parmesean, mozzerella...

Cheese...

brie, parmesan, mozzarella.

other than those i don't much like cheese bar sometimes mild cheddar in me sarnies



edit: oh and Port Salut and that other one.... *forgets*

Cheese Wiz

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/CheezWhiz.jpg <=that is one of your favorite cheeses?

and what is american cheese like?

If it goes on pizza then it must be good. Cheddar, provelone, parmesean, mozzerella...

Cheese...
:confused: is there a cheese that doesn't go good on pizza?

Brie, goat, feta, sharp cheddar, provalone, mozzarella...especially those little tiny waxed coated mozzarella wheels from babybel... *drools*

I can't actually eat soft cheeses.

so, you know American, Cheddar, Parmesan, Mozzarella, etc.

I do love this (http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1932,148179-255203,00.html)horrible representation of cheese, I used to eat it on my bacon sandwiches.

Smoked provolone, munster, and romano.

*waits for the raping*

Camembert rules supreme, if one's into the congealed udder secretions of quadrupedal ruminants.

Also, "American" is not cheese. It's abomination.

I like Gruyere, Appenzeller and Gouda a lot.
Camembert is very nice, too, and so is feta and parmiggiano.
Brie is a bit boring for me, same as cheddar.

What I do miss these days is Obadzta...

*waits for the raping*

*rapes you for being remiss in raping him first as is your sole duty, and then proceeds to hump you for being back*

feta is my favorite i think (although i also like other goat cheeses). but i like most cheeses, i can't remember a cheese i tasted wich i didn't like.

Yep, me too, never met a cheese I didn't like. There's a Cheese of the Month thing you can sign up for, of course. I may do that someday.

I don't know which cheese I like best. I do enjoy the following in no particular order.

Smoked Gouda
Cheddar
Provolone
Jarlsberg
Cheez Whiz (not actually a cheese, but close enough and great on steak sandwiches and french fries)
Monterrey Jack (with or without the hot peppers added)

I like Gruyere...

that's the one! yay! :D

and what is american cheese like?

"American cheese" is nothing like cheese. It isn't even cheese, per se. It is "manufactured from a set of ingredients which meets the legal definition of cheese" without actually being cheese.

You'd do best to shun it.

I don't know which cheese I like best. I do enjoy the following in no particular order.

Smoked Gouda
Cheddar
Provolone
Jarlsberg
Cheez Whiz (not actually a cheese, but close enough and great on steak sandwiches and french fries)
Monterrey Jack (with or without the hot peppers added)

Cheez Whiz, not a cheese? It's like saying Velveeta is not a cheese. :eek:

"American cheese" is nothing like cheese. It isn't even cheese, per se. It is "manufactured from a set of ingredients which meets the legal definition of cheese" without actually being cheese.

You'd do best to shun it.

You are thinking of processed cheese...there are some decent American cheeses like Monteray Jack...

Cheez Whiz, not a cheese? It's like saying Velveeta is not a cheese. :eek:
It's not cheese. It's a "Cheese Food". You're supposed to feed it to cheese.

Kraft Foods introduced this product, in 1952 and it was then called Cheez Whiz. The processed cheese food was packed in jars with thin metal caps. Today, the same product as well as other versions are still available. Cheese Whiz is used in some very well-know dishes such as the original Gino's Philadelphia Cheese steak sandwich. If you want Cheez Whiz on your cheese steak just order it "with Whiz" which has been shortened further to "with".http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/equivalents_substitutions.asp?index=C&tid=300


The source spelled GENOS wrong. Plus it's Pat's that started using whiz first. Genos started out with provolone. Anyway, they're right about it being cheese food.

"American cheese" is nothing like cheese. It isn't even cheese, per se. It is "manufactured from a set of ingredients which meets the legal definition of cheese" without actually being cheese.

You'd do best to shun it.

wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese) just learned me that it is an actual kind of cheese (like brie instead of French cheese), and it looks orange *shudders*.
luckily i don't think i could find that here though.

You are thinking of processed cheese...

Which is what is usually referred to as "American cheese". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese)

Cheez Whiz, not a cheese? It's like saying Velveeta is not a cheese. :eek:

its like saying the Pope isn't Catholic! :eek:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/CheezWhiz.jpg <=that is one of your favorite cheeses?

and what is american cheese like?

American Cheese is quite bland mix of processed milk and generally disliked by European Fromagophiles (hence its called American :p)

Also, "American" is not cheese. It's abomination.

According to the package, it's "pasturized processed cheese food" ...

I think they use the term "food" very loosely.

luckily i don't think i could find that here though.

If you ever visit one of those grocery stores for poor people (you know the kind I mean), you'll see it. Also, I believe McDonald's uses it in their "cheese" burgers.

Mmm...cheese.

I'm not a huge fan of soft cheeses, but I like almost any other cheese. At the moment, I am particularly craving some Sage Derby - it's wonderful on crackers, as well as being useful for startling people who've never seen a green cheese before. :)

Of course, I have no Sage Derby, so my craving shall go unfulfilled for now. Woe.

Which is what is usually referred to as "American cheese". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese)

fair enough...I wasn't sure if you were aware of the difference is all...

its horrible horrible stuff...

According to the package, it's "pasturized processed cheese food" ...

I think they use the term "food" very loosely.

Omnivores are not known for being picky eaters, so...

I like mozzerella, asiago, and white cheddar. Fried cheese is artery clogging goodness.

And I don't care what you rich kids think: government cheese is the best!

If you ever visit one of those grocery stores for poor people (you know the kind I mean), you'll see it. Also, I believe McDonald's uses it in their "cheese" burgers.

i'll do my best to avoid it.

If you ever visit one of those grocery stores for poor people (you know the kind I mean), you'll see it. Also, I believe McDonald's uses it in their "cheese" burgers.

snob :rolleyes:

and what is american cheese like?
American Cheese is a slightly bit on the salty side, the flavor is rather heavy and, to me anyway, lacks the aftertaste/bite that some other cheeses has.

it's up to you to avoid it, but I would rather you try it and make your own decisions.

I love sharp cheeses.

If you ever visit one of those grocery stores for poor people (you know the kind I mean), you'll see it. Also, I believe McDonald's uses it in their "cheese" burgers.

Everybody can't afford to shop at Whole (paycheck) Foods. The last time I was in there they wanted like 15 dollars for an organically grown and kind of small watermellon. Fuck that.

If you ever visit one of those grocery stores for poor people (you know the kind I mean), you'll see it. Also, I believe McDonald's uses it in their "cheese" burgers.

It is the crappiest of cheese, it would be nice if a higher quality would be used but then McDonalds wouldn't be so cheap and it would defeat the purpose of going there. :D

American Cheese is a slightly bit on the salty side, the flavor is rather heavy and, to me anyway, lacks the aftertaste/bite that some other cheeses has.

it's up to you to avoid it, but I would rather you try it and make your own decisions.

According to the Wiki article Fass posted American is processed Colby and Cheddar. Heavily processed Colby and Cheddar.

feta is my favorite i think (although i also like other goat cheeses). but i like most cheeses, i can't remember a cheese i tasted wich i didn't like.

Indeed. Although I'm not really on good speaking terms with the Japanese version of "American" cheese.

However, I am a feta lover, and I would sell my first born into slavery if everyday I could eat my SIL's feta that she made this past season.

snob :rolleyes:

Indeed he is - an un-repenant elitist snob who has, to the best my recollection, although trhe threads have passed beyond my ken, repeatedly admitted he thinks he's better than most, if not all, of us.

He's a person to be pittied, without doubt.

According to the Wiki article Fass posted American is processed Colby and Cheddar. Heavily processed Colby and Cheddar.

which still makes it 'Cheese'. and probably why I really don't mind Colby as well.

snob :rolleyes:

You love yourself that Tesco Value, don't you? :p

I wasn't ragging on poor people. I was ragging on how they're manipulated into buying shit.

my favourite cheeses are camembert, goats cheese with the thick skin, stilton with port, port salut and gruyere. also there's my everyday cheese, cheddar which i grate over everything that already has cheese (like pizza or readymeals) or have melted on toast.

baked camembert is brilliant with a sweet red berry sauce and crusty bread. goats cheese i like grilled (broiled?) with spinach and/or (sundried) tomatoes. port salut and gruyere are just good munching cheeses although port salut is great with oatcakes too.

the only kind of cheese i'm not that keen on is smoked cheeses, although i have had some that i enjoyed.

shit, forgot haloumi! that's brilliant fryed, barbequed, grilled or just fresh in salads :)

http://www.section.at/img/smiley/smile2.gif
"Cheeese!"

Smoked provolone, munster, and romano.

*waits for the raping*Keruvalia! :)

Brie, goat, feta, sharp cheddar, provalone, mozzarella...especially those little tiny waxed coated mozzarella wheels from babybel... *drools*Babybel isn't mozzarella, it's regular Edam-/Gouda-like cheese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babybel
It's still really yummy, though. :)


I also like Camembert, Brie, Gouda, Feta and Mozzarella. Cheddar is okay, as are really all those kinds of cheese that don't taste like Swiss or just generally very "ripe". Gah, I'm completely lacking cheese-related verbiage in English!

Oh, and I hatehatehatehatehate goat cheese.

Jarlsberg

i'm impressed - four pages of cheese and not one Monty Python reference...

i liked the Young Ones version of the cheese shop sketch:
customer - 'excuse me, is this a cheese shop?'
storeman - 'no sir'
customer - 'well, that's that sketch knackered'

Can't beat a bit of crumbly Lancashire. Port Salut is good as well, and I quite like all those Dutch edamy/gouda-y types.

MMmmm. Cheese. Locatelle, Parmegiano Regianno, Gouda, all the different kinds of blue cheese. Mmmm. I just found a lovely four-year-old white cheddar called Platinum - all sharp and crumbly, so good on sourdough bread.

all sharp and crumblySharp! That's the word I was looking for as to what I don't like in a cheese. Thank you. =)

Sharp! That's the word I was looking for as to what I don't like in a cheese. Thank you. =)

I said "sharp"..

:(

I said "sharp"..

:(
Meh, who reads your posts?

Gouda
You know how it got its name?

Cheese makers where trying cheeses and one of them tasted it and said, "Hey, now this is a good, ah? Hey...that's what we should call it, 'good, ah?'"

And the other guy said, "Yeah, whatever, alright. Only don't spell it that way. It will be too obvious."

And that is the cheese that we today know as Gouda.




What?

Meh, who reads your posts?

http://www.panicattic.com/bbs/images/smilies/lies3.gif

You know how it got its name?

Cheese makers where trying cheeses and one of them tasted it and said, "Hey, now this is a good, ah? Hey...that's what we should call it, 'good, ah?'"

And the other guy said, "Yeah, whatever, alright. Only don't spell it that way. It will be too obvious."

And that is the cheese that we today know as Gouda.




What?
...

You do know it's pronounced GOW-duh in Dutch, right? *pats & gives cheese*