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Points: 13244 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2008 at 03:57
Originally posted by prog-chick prog-chick wrote:

Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

but lets not push things too far....unless you can include the unique experience of rolling them around Alkmaar marketplace, cheese has never been something you've done particularly well....Embarrassed
 
 
 
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LOL  Clap  LOL GReat post!

On tour every where you go in Europe (apart from France) you get sliced Dutch cheese for breakfast.......... we call it gig-cheese. Even the kids call it gig-cheese. It's the only time you could eat it, and then only cos you're STARVING!!!!

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That's not the one I meant - what you're referring to as gig-chees hasn't aged at all, comes out of large factories that use steam dryers to ripen the cheese and then ship it off. If you'd give it time to ripen and age, it will taste a lot better, and you won;'t be able to slice it.
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

I think a taste for blue cheese grows with age. When I was a young 'un I couldn't stand blue cheese either


So by definition you're referring to me as a young'un?

That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me...

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Correction - the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me was 15 years ago today, when Vicky said "I do"



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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

The best cheese for me (skipping the blues) is very old dutch - one that has rested for over twelve months. It's almost impossible to cut, since it becomes very brittle when old, and has salt crystals in it here and there...
 
forgive me Angelo...I personally have a VERY great fondness for your nation and its people... over the centuries, your small nation has consistantly punched above its weight in terms of giving the world architecture & design, the arts & culture, trade & commerce, technical innovation and the advancement of the secular society....ClapClap
 
but lets not push things too far....unless you can include the unique experience of rolling them around Alkmaar marketplace, cheese has never been something you've done particularly well....Embarrassed
 
 
 
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Said the guy from the country that gave us an orange thing that looks like plastic, has no taste, no smell and is collectively known as, ermm, what was it, shredder, sh*tter, oh no - cheddar.... Dead

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Confused I like cheddar. Embarrassed Big%20smile


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Good Cheddar will blow your socks off!  It's monsterous! 
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As with many things in life and lunchtime, there is cheddar and there is Cheddar - for some bizarre reasoning of bureaucracy, real Cheddar cheese doesn't have whatever the cheese equivalent of an Appellation contrôlée is, so any old tat manufactured in a pasteurised factor thousands of miles away from Somerset can pass itself off as cheddar. The real stuff is pale yellow, almost white in colour, not orange (which is just colouring), is crumbly and has a sharp tangy flavour that will bite back.
 
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 ^yeah I've had that white Cheddar, much superior to the common stuff, almost like a crumbly sheepsmilk cheese
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Now Dean, that is probably the most accurate description of what is going on here. The same applies to Rach's gig-cheese vs. my old dutch.

Can we move back into the shed now, it's getting cold out here.
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

I think a taste for blue cheese grows with age. When I was a young 'un I couldn't stand blue cheese either


So by definition you're referring to me as a young'un?

That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me...

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Correction - the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me was 15 years ago today, when Vicky said "I do"

 
 enough about cheese...
 
congratulations Jim and Vicky! ClapHeart
 
though i'm no expert on marriage Ermm ...i know you have to work at it ...it must make things interesting coming home not knowing what colour  your wife's hair will be that week...Wink
 
and ladies...always make sure your husband always has something nice and warm to come home to Embarrassed
 
 


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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

Now Dean, that is probably the most accurate description of what is going on here. The same applies to Rach's gig-cheese vs. my old dutch.

Can we move back into the shed now, it's getting cold out here.
 
It's nice and sunny over here, but not too warm. Time for tea and biccies I think.
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I'll settle for that - if they're not cheese biscuits, that is.

Anyway, I'll be off now, presenting at a conference this afternoon.
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good luck with that Angelo
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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

I'll settle for that - if they're not cheese biscuits, that is.

Anyway, I'll be off now, presenting at a conference this afternoon.
 
Chocolate biscuits I think - you need to keep your blood sugar levels high if you're giving a presentation.
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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:


Said the guy from the country that gave us an orange thing that looks like plastic, has no taste, no smell and is collectively known as, ermm, what was it, shredder, sh*tter, oh no - cheddar.... Dead

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no smell??  no taste?? Confused
 
proper cheddar should not only have a pungent 'smelly sock' aroma about it, but should also blow the roof of your mouth off....Approve
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15 years!?!?!?!!?


Congrats guys, I know you pretend to be all cool and stuff, but we all know you're as soppy as a pair of springtime fluffy bunnies, well done for still being lovely and strong after 15 years and long may it continue!

R x
 
springtime fluffy bunnies
 
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anyway.....many congrats on 15 years...that really is quite an achievement...Clap
 
(well, it's quite an an achivement for Vicky, at any rate...LOL)
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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

That's not the one I meant - what you're referring to as gig-chees hasn't aged at all, comes out of large factories that use steam dryers to ripen the cheese and then ship it off. If you'd give it time to ripen and age, it will taste a lot better, and you won;'t be able to slice it.
 
It also helps if you dress up in funny costumes and carry them arond the town square in wooden barrows
 
 
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 enough about cheese... 
 
 
ooops....Embarrassed
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

That's not the one I meant - what you're referring to as gig-chees hasn't aged at all, comes out of large factories that use steam dryers to ripen the cheese and then ship it off. If you'd give it time to ripen and age, it will taste a lot better, and you won;'t be able to slice it.
 
It also helps if you dress up in funny costumes and carry them arond the town square in wooden barrows
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Steady Jared, it's not as if we are immune to a little traditional cheese ritual here either:
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or dressing up in amusing costumes:
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by prog-chick prog-chick wrote:

15 years!?!?!?!!?Congrats guys, I know you pretend to be all cool and stuff, but we all know you're as soppy as a pair of springtime fluffy bunnies, well done for still being lovely and strong after 15 years and long may it continue!R x

 

springtime fluffy bunnies

Ermmanyway.....many congrats on 15 years...that really is quite an achievement...Clap

(well, it's quite an an achivement for Vicky, at any rate...LOL)


You're right Jared - much more of an achievement for Vicky than I

Many thanks everyone for the kind thoughts & congratulations everyone - over 20 years together & 15 years married; just about bucks every trend on modern relationships

Damn you Rachel - you've seen through our 'cool and aloof' pretence (and we thought we were so cool you could keep cheese in us)

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