[Food] Christmas Day Cheese Board

[jakarta]

My personal cheeseboard would look something like this

Good mature cheddar (just below the point where it takes the skin off the roof of your mouth)
Double Gloucester (with or without onions & chives)
Brie / camembert / both
Boursin
Manchego
Might also be tempted by a spot of Red Leicester
Onion marmalade (M&S)
Cornish wafers / warm crusty bread
Celery
Grapes
Good butter

When I say camembert I obviously mean normal camembert, not breaded camembert as Sainsburys have put on their recommended cheeseboard items

Very difficult to top this selection, perhaps you should change your username to CHEESEMAN?

 

[zefarelly]

We get ours from a cheese stall in the local market (which also sells the comte), but I'd imagine some more, er, upmarket supermarkets sell it (Waitrose?).

Or any cheese shops near you?

I'll have a sniff around . . . . or another weekend in Bath!

 

[Eric Youngs Contact Lense]

Port is one of those drinks that I want to "love" like others do, particularly in this Cheese Board scenario, but I just struggle to enjoy it. Even good stuff.. I used to have the same with Single Malts, but practised, hard, and with the addition of a splash of water on the recommendation of a Scotsman, finally got there! But Port.... so will be a red wine for me, unless any good tips on the cheese/port combo..

 

[Bakero]

Port is one of those drinks that I want to "love" like others do, particularly in this Cheese Board scenario, but I just struggle to enjoy it. Even good stuff.. I used to have the same with Single Malts, but practised, hard, and with the addition of a splash of water on the recommendation of a Scotsman, finally got there! But Port.... so will be a red wine for me, unless any good tips on the cheese/port combo..

Have you experimented with different varieties of port? If you like red wine, there's bound to be one you like.

 

[A1X]

Very difficult to top this selection, perhaps you should change your username to CHEESEMAN?

I owe my honed sporting physique to many years of cheese research

 

[jakarta]

Port is one of those drinks that I want to "love" like others do, particularly in this Cheese Board scenario, but I just struggle to enjoy it. Even good stuff.. I used to have the same with Single Malts, but practised, hard, and with the addition of a splash of water on the recommendation of a Scotsman, finally got there! But Port.... so will be a red wine for me, unless any good tips on the cheese/port combo..

Try a decent Malbec...

 

[Notters]

Love blue cheese - the stinkier the better!

Blue cheese isn't generally stinky is it? That's where a nice ripe bit of brie comes in.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Primula cheese with ham

Laughing Cow

A mild cheddar

Babybel

Won't that be a bit spicy for you

 

[Questions]

Stinking Bish is another favourite of mine

Some of the special altar boys at our church used to call Father O’Malley that.

 

[Yes Chef]

I'd recommend Tunworth, a Camembert from Hampshire, I think you can get it in Waitrose but it really is worth tracking down. Raymond Blanc called it the best Camembert in the world.

 

[Chicken Run]

Some of the special altar boys at our church used to call Father O’Malley that.

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[Chicken Run]

No, you're getting mixed up with Edam Hazard and Edam Goudajohnsen.

Maybe Feta Osgouda?

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[zefarelly]

Have you experimented with different varieties of port? If you like red wine, there's bound to be one you like.

This

we did a few bottles of Port a few years ago, playing scalextrix into the small hours . . . . .our driving standards were pretty poos by 2am

 

[Guinness Boy]

Very difficult to top this selection, perhaps you should change your username to CHEESEMAN?

 

[Barham's tash]

Extra mature black bomber cheese for me. Everything else is a distraction

THIS.

I could eat an entire wheel of this.

 

[OzMike]

Dolcelatte.

 

[RossyG]

Brighton Blue sounds nice. Anyone know a shop on Brighton where I can buy some?

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Cornish Cruncher, Brie De Meaux, a good quality Stilton and Red Leicester. Happy as a pig in poo.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Manchego
Emmental
Dolcelatte or Gorgonzola
A very ripe Brie or Camembert
Vintage Cheddar

Figs and Grapes
Mixed crackers

I'm a man of simple tastes

 

[Chicken Run]

Brighton Blue sounds nice. Anyone know a shop on Brighton where I can buy some?

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/brighton-blue/708652-677446-677447