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emchy ([personal profile] emchy) wrote2006-10-16 01:17 pm

cheese

so i am going to start keeping track of my loves of various cheese and wine.
i am usually a grab what packaging i like sort of gal -which sometimes means finding new treats
but often means not being able to repeat those treats.

for now - why the hell didn't i ever get turned on to tinern cheese before? i bought a welsh tintern with shallots and chives this weekend and HOLY CRAP IT"S AMAZING

and the four year old cheddar... the perfect sharp. i could even love a little sharper... but it's good...

as for wine... the new bottle last night was fine but didn't offer any exciting surprises

[identity profile] knowyermonkey.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
i love the cheddars!
Montgomery's English Cheddar is the tops

[identity profile] doriankatz.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Cool! These are things I love and suck at writing down. Do you ever go to The Cowgirl Cremery up in Point Reyes? It's really great.

[identity profile] cindymonkey.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
there is one at the farmers market by my work - but i like the rainbow write ups more... besides - cowgirl is always so crowded - browsing is kinda hard

[identity profile] pantryslut.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Who made the cheddar? Yum yum cheddar. Four to six years is about the perfect age for cheddars in my book.

[identity profile] cindymonkey.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
i am going to check and post the cheddar maker when i get home...

i love the sharp cheeses with their sharpy sharp flavors....

[identity profile] nerak-g.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
mmmm...extraextraextraextra, tartan sharp cheddah! that be me favorite!

or, wait...maybe...gorgon
like, as in, medusa....gorgonzola
(soemtimes it's not only the packaging, but the name of the cheese i love...goudagoudagouda)

[identity profile] doriankatz.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean their store in Point Reyes is worth a visit.

The Bow's cheese dept rocks. They have my favorite from Asturias, Spain where I lived on a farm a million light years ago. The cheese is called Queso de Cabrales(goats). I'm very grateful that I can get some whenever I need that stinky cheese fix.

[identity profile] sadnbtifulworld.livejournal.com 2006-10-17 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Speaking of wine. . .have you ever had pomegranate wine? I'm drinking some for the first time, right now, and it is delicious.

xo.

[identity profile] cindymonkey.livejournal.com 2006-10-17 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
i have not... but it sounds DIVINE

have you have the honeywine? i had a friend who was making it for a while... like drinking drunken sunshine

[identity profile] anarqueso.livejournal.com 2006-10-17 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
When you're at our store, are you using the cheese registry to keep track, or are you just taking notes?

And, if you like Tintern, have you tried the Red Dragon from the same company? It's got mustard seed and ale and is fucking awesome.

[identity profile] cindymonkey.livejournal.com 2006-10-17 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
there is a cheese registry?
i only buy cheese from your store...
red dragon wha????
omigod - must try asap!!!!

[identity profile] anarqueso.livejournal.com 2006-10-18 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
The cheese registry's basically a 3x5 notecard with your name and the cheeses you try and/or like. We thought it up because there seems to be an epidemic of short term memory loss among our customers. Also, it helps us recommend new things to try. Ask next time you're in.

[identity profile] cindymonkey.livejournal.com 2006-10-18 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
omigod TOTALLY - this is so incredibly exciting to me... i am honestly beside myself... i too am a victim of this short term memory of which you speak.