MCS and MLS made fondue. MCS and K were visiting, and this was their first cheese tasting. We wanted to make sure we had enough cheese. The fondue pot is MCS’s and she and MLS grated cheddar and gouda with white wine and a touch of brandy. It’s nice to have cooks in the kitchen while you are away.
I went to Calvert Woodley to get cheese to balance out WWT birthday cheese from North Carolina. It wasn’t as busy as usual, so it was great fun to taste. One cheese have gave me tasted too much like cream cheese, so I didn’t get that. They were also tasting pastrami — I don’t remember it tasting so good and garlicky, so I got that and Virginia ham for the guys — they can’t just have salad like us. The Ms already had some good bakery bread. Chocolate Moose Chocolate and NC strawberries for dessert.
Ashe Co. Cheese Curds
North Carolina cows
Our first time having cheese curds at a tasting. David sent this from North Carolina. Some of us liked them, some didn’t. It squeaked when you ate it. Different flavor than Wisconsin curds. K gave it the highest score. Even though it was their first tasting, both MLS and K were good at describing what they liked and didn’t like.
Belletoile
triple cream french cows
Since MCS was attending, we had to get at least one triple-cream. It was very good, as usual. K hadn’t liked the Brie he’d tried at N’s art opening the night before, but we told him it was because it wasn’t at room temperature.
Ashe Co. Mild Cheddar
cheddar
North Carolina cows
Another N.C. cheese from David. It would be great on hamburgers. And definitely mac and cheese.
Camboloza
invented in early ’70s
brie with blue
Cambozola is a cow’s milk cheese that is a combination of a French soft-ripened triple cream cheese and Italian Gorgonzola. It was patented and industrially produced for the world market by large German company Champignon in the 1970s. The cheese (originally called Bavaria Blu), was invented circa 1900 and is still produced by the Bergader family in the Chiemgau region of Bavaria.
very good. I loved it, and N even brought some by from another store along with her artwork after class — it was an abstract painting that started out as boats but looked like a cityscape — art always ads to the cheese tasting.