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Beemster Vlaskaas

Samm — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:38:33 +0000

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!

Rembrant Extra Aged Gouda

Samm — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:20:57 +0000

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!

Cheesy de Brazil

Samm — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:25:00 +0000

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:

French Goat Cheese Terrine
Provoleta (grilled provolone)
Manchego Cheese (from Spain)
Grana Padano (from Italy)

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.

Who says Cheesecake doesn’t count?

Samm — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:17:50 +0000

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

Samm — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:45:17 +0000

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

Samm — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:36:03 +0000

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.

Raclette Swiss Bulk

Samm — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:33:10 +0000

[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

Samm — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:30:12 +0000

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

Samm — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:26:57 +0000

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

Samm — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:25:12 +0000

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?!???