Beemster Vlaskaas from Cub Foods.
$15.89 / lb
~ Holland Vlaskas Imported
Just a random, impulse cheese purchase after a few week stint. “Starts out strong and finishes even better!” [mf] “I’m just glad I finally picked a winner.” [sd] It’s been a long time since we were surprised with a 4 Cheese one. We LOVE this cheese!
Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda from Cub Foods.
$13.99 / lb
~ A Dutch Masterpiece
Fully ripened, tangy, slightly crumbly / cube and an appetizer, grate over pasta or veggies. “Watch out for the wrapper. I like it!” [sd] “Super Farmy…” [mf] Occasional pockets of juice. Yum!
Last night was a most enjoyable dining extravaganza at the Texas de Brazil.
We deemed it Cheesy Adventure blog-worthy as we devoured at least four different types of cheeses, as well as a cheesy poof pastry… mmmmmm….
The cheesy delights were:
Here’s a photos of some of the goodies we left with (key lime pie to go, match box, after dinner candy, commemorative Texas de Brazil pen, and the traditional stop-go flipper).
Overall, it was a four and a half (out of five) cheese evening.
Cheesecake from Jason’s Deli
$2.59 / slice
Tonight, Mike surprised me with a turkey sandwich and cheesecake from Jason’s Deli. “This could almost go in the cheese blog” he said.
So, here it is.
Traditional Emmenthaler from Whole Foods
$7.99 / lb
~ Unpasturized Cow’s Milk
“Pleasantly surprised!” ~mike. Solid. Nothing exceptional but not a dog either. Mildly swissy. I would have added another 1/2 Cheese if it were swissier but still a good cheese for it’s price.
I melted it on our ham salad sandwiches earlier and it was grrrrrrreat!
Uniekaas Robusto from Whole Foods
$12.99 / lb
~ Pastured Cow’s Milk
Mike swears it’s the same as that smoked gouda from Minneapolis last month. “I enjoy this cheese! +++” ~mike. “It just melts in your mouth.” ~samm.
[Negative One on the Cheese Scale]
Raclette Swiss Bulk from Safeway
$15.49 / lb
~ Traditional Farmhouse unpasturized semi-soft
A$$!!! “It hurts! It hurts!” ~mike. It’s very rancid and painful. Tastes like it went bad!!! I spit! I couldn’t swallow it!!!
Fiscallini Cheddar from Cub Foods
$19.99 / lb
~ Bandage wrapped aged Cheddar from California
(aged 18 mos) very dry, very parmy, grates nicely. Mike likes the cloth. “Now that I know it’s not swiss, I like it a lot.” ~mike
This was the other cheese we accidentally bought, thinking it was swiss… 
Applewood Smoked Cheddar from Cub Foods
$17.79 / lb
~ Cow’s Milk, Carr Valley, WI
Don’t taste the Applewood too much. Decent Cheese. Not worth 18 bucks a pound!
Mistakenly purchased this cheese in seek of a swiss. Oops!
Bass Lake String Cheese from County Market
$10.96 / lb
~ Smoked String Cheese
mmmmm… How could something from the same lake taste so much better?!???
