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What does "real" Munster cheese look/taste like?
or the so-called German Munster, which is nothing like its French namesake). AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) Munster is a soft, washed-rind cheese made from unpasteurized cow’s milk. The rind of a ripe Munster...
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Italophiles, Help! How do you use Guanciale?
I went to Bieselle. I bought my pound of Guanciale. But now I’m wondering what to use it in other than an amatriciana or carbonara. Secondly, it smells a bit cheesy; should I cut off the rind or wash it with vinegar? The...
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Cowgirl Creamery cheeses
think both of them were bad. Now, I know that washed-rind cheeses are very “odorific,” but being that I appreciate all cheeses, I’m quite certain that these were bad. I even attempted to taste one of them and...
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Union Square Greenmarket
get a sourdough bread at any of the bread vendors and then run to Cato Corner. If the have drunk monk or depearado you will enjoy two of the greatest stinkiest washed rind artisanal cheeses made in this country. My preferred wine...
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Solo Foodie Travelers in Europe to Join for Culinary Adventures
of sharing opinions about taste, drawing parallels with other experiences, and the obvious, being able to order more off the menu.... My first two weekends in Europe were marked by a trip to Alsace for Muscat d’Alsace, wash rind...
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Sneaking off to Union Square Greemarket...
don’t know about today but tomorrow don’t miss Cato Corner cheeses especially drunken hooligan (rind washed in beer), ronnybrook chocolate milk, flying pigs pork, amish pretzels...oh yeah, I think they may have some...
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menu advice
board. I have 3 cheeses hard, goat and a washed rind brie style. I will also have grapes, dried apricots, nuts, figs and lexia raisins to serve with. chocolate truffles with coffee. My question. I want to do medjool dates stuffed...
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Is there such a thing as FIRM goat cheese - or does that mean it's gone bad?
One simple way to classify cheese; 1) Soft cows’ milk cheese with white mould – Brie. Camembert... 2) Soft cows’ milk cheese, washed rind - Epoisses, Pont-l’Eveque... 3) Cows’ milk Blue cheese – Fourme d’Ambert,...
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favourite cheese at les amis du fromage in Vancouver?
Sauvagine from Quebec, the Chateau/Delice de Bourgogne: 2 styles; Delice is stronger, Chateau is like St Andre but better, quite mild Rougette – with its orange washed rind and buttery consistency, this decadent triple-cream...
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Farm Cheeses N.H./VT.
and a really great goat feta Sandwich Creamery: has some nice firm cheeses, mostly English style without washed rinds The other cheeses folks mentioned are all good ones, you may be able to find Grafton Villages cheeses in country...
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Beer Kaesa cheese MSP
CheeseGuy and I always recommend unsalted Top Saltines (or store brand equivalent). Good vehicle without interfering with flavor, and really inexpensive. Also, toasted baguette are good for the semisoft nature of the washed rind...
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Sonoma Whole Foods - Cowgirl's SF Drake, Alexander Valley Saurkraut
This WF just got an order of Cowgirl’s SF Drake. It is perfect Melanie’s post Cowgirl’s SF Drake washed-rind cheese http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/545158 From this blog with photos: http
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Cleaning a Watermelon - Why didn't I think of this?
cleansing/exfoliator – remember to wash it off. I find cutting the rind by itself unnecessarily messy, so I figured out that way as a substitute. My mom gets driven absolutely nuts when my brother digs into a watermelon with...
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Heartland Wine Bar - [MSP]
the quite-full room so it was understandable. we stared with the cheese samples, and i have to say, that for 10 dollars it was very ample. The all wisconsin arrangement included a blued chevre, a washed rind semi-soft and a...
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Please help with wine pairing for 5 cheeses.
heavy. Epoisses – Red Burgundy is traditional, but a Burgundy-like Pinot Noir would also work. Some folks like Sauternes (it seems to really go well with the salt-washed rind) and sparkling. Pont l’Eveque – rather tough to...
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