Schlagwort: cheese

Fribourg, Yvorne and MFK’s love story

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I recently had to travel to Switzerland for a day, to interview somebody who lives near Luzern. Thinking I was very clever and would catch two flies with one swat, as we say in German, I planned my trip to fly into Geneva and visit Fribourg cheesemakers, then travel by train to Luzern – only to find out that the cheese date wouldn’t happen. And that the Swiss train fares are even more expensive than the German ones. To cut it short: I felt like a dammed fool for not rebooking my ticket to Zurich, which would have been a short hop… » Weiterlesen…

Cheese of the month December 2013: Stichelton from Nottinghamshire/UK

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Winter without Stilton is like summer without Riesling, great meals without wine, life without love and friendship… well, you get the idea. But just as there is good Riesling and better Riesling and you might like some friends just that little bit more, there is good and better in the world of blue cheeses under the name of Stilton. And the best is Stichelton. » Weiterlesen…

Cheese of the month November 2013: Pouligny St Pierre, Berry and Touraine/France

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For most people in this part of the world November sounds somehow dark, melancholy and altogether grey. But first, at least for now the late autumn sun is still shining beautifully, second the grey is a great excuse after all the summer outdoors time to settle in at home (cook a lot! music! read!) and third (I know, this is supposed to be a cheese blog) with the right cheese on the table, things will look much better, immediately. » Weiterlesen…

Cheese of the month October 2013: Beecher’s Flagship Reserve, Seattle & NYC/USA

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No excuse for yet another offering from the English speaking cheese world! I’m fully aware though that American Cheddar from glasswalled facilities in both Seattle and midtown New York sounds like more show than content, more Disneyland than real character… but the American cheeselogic often works completely against what we European cheesaholics assume. Beecher’s Flagship Reserve is a gorgeous cheese, fullstop. » Weiterlesen…