Favourite British cheese (of the edible variety)

From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)25 Jun 2003 00:09
To: Gobfounded (YVE) 33 of 100
Red Leicster, but I'm not a Cheese Connasieur(completely random spelling!) by any means.
From: koswix25 Jun 2003 00:11
To: Manthorp 34 of 100
Meheh, I sell cheese for a living.

Aye, the Lanark Blue. Made in Lanarkshire (about halfway between Embra and Weegie land, and a bit south) by a bloke called Humphrey Errington (who I've met).

It's sort of like Roquefort, but far, far superior. Also give the Dunsyre Blue a whirl, another damn fine cheese. More like Gorganzola though.

See, I'm a bastard. I've got you all interested in one of my favourite cheeses, and certainly my favourite blue, and now you realy want to try it. Trouble is, it's made from ewe's milk. Ewe's only give milk at certain times, and right now is not one of them. Lanark Blue is well and truely out of season, and impossible to get.
From: Darren25 Jun 2003 00:12
To: koswix 35 of 100
How long does it last then?
From: koswix25 Jun 2003 00:12
To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 36 of 100
Red Leicster is realy nice, especialy on a sandwich or grilled on toast with a dash of Lee & Perrins.

It's actualy a by-product of Stilton, and was original made red with carrots. Now they use anectone die (or whatever it's called).
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)25 Jun 2003 00:12
To: koswix 37 of 100
Ooh, aye, I concur. It's also a very good nibbles cheese, too.
From: koswix25 Jun 2003 00:12
To: Darren 38 of 100
Not long round me BOOM BOOM!

It's around for about 4 months at a time, I think.
From: koswix25 Jun 2003 00:16
To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 39 of 100
YOUR PB ETC"¬!¬!"

Aye.

My big cheese recomendations at the moment:

Cornish Yarg - slightly sour hard cheese, made by a bloke called Mr. Gray (Yarg backwards, innit) and wrapped in nettles when it's maturing. Looks mad (nettle prints on the rind) and has a realy nice flavour.

Mahon - From Menorca, named after the capital of said island. Creamy, salty and a hint of goaty-ness about it. Realy nice on a good oatcake (Orkney ones, preferably)

Tetila - From spain somewhere. So called because it looks like a tit. Not too hard, white/light yellow paste and quite lemony. It's like Gouda with attitude. My current favourite cheese.

Gubbeen - Irish, hint of camambert about it. Realy nice softish cheese. Light orange rind, fairly smelly, excelent on a sandwich with a bit of ham, preferably on walnut bread.
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)25 Jun 2003 00:17
To: koswix 40 of 100
<makes note>
I'll pass it onto my girlfriend, seeing as she likes all things cheese (No, [everyone] :@)

And I'm PB? <misses joke />
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)25 Jun 2003 00:18
To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 41 of 100
(I think he was referring to your same-minute reply :P)
From: LordPaul25 Jun 2003 00:18
To: koswix 42 of 100
Bring some cheese to Reading!!!

we can be cultured & have cheese & wine on the first night (cos I'm not touching anything too ummm mind bending that night) unless of course you have any skunk cheese - that'd rule!
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)25 Jun 2003 00:19
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 43 of 100
Ah, sheer coincidence I assure you - wouldn't dream of taking your place
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)25 Jun 2003 00:19
To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 44 of 100
Good, because tis not for sale. :P
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)25 Jun 2003 00:19
To: LordPaul 45 of 100
Skunk cheese :D <likes that idea>
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)25 Jun 2003 00:19
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 46 of 100
Whell.
From: LordPaul25 Jun 2003 00:20
To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 47 of 100
trust me to think of it, eh?

:D
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)25 Jun 2003 00:20
To: LordPaul 48 of 100
:D
From: Darren25 Jun 2003 00:20
To: koswix 49 of 100
You're so gay.



Actually, that reminds me of an ad for some boring cheddar on Irish TV. There's a guy in a cheese shop spouting shite all day like you just did to customers saying things like "it's knows what it wants, but it's not too self-aware" etc.

The he goes home and has cheddar on toast.

Cue: "Golden Vale - none of yer fancy stuff".
From: koswix25 Jun 2003 00:24
To: Darren 50 of 100
All that's in my fridge is some Iceland Red Lester(I can't spell that :|) and a camambert that sara's mum got me from macro for not-very-much-at-all.

I have to know all that shite though, because I sell cheese to peopel who generaly know almost as much as me. And because I love cheese :$
From: koswix25 Jun 2003 00:25
To: LordPaul 51 of 100
If I'm still working at Harvey Nicks I'll bring some, but if I'm not then it will be too expensive :(
From: koswix25 Jun 2003 00:26
To: LordPaul 52 of 100
I could probably make some skunk philli.... if I could get any skunk up here :(