The natural follow-up to Friday's post about wine would be a post about cheese. And we're in luck! The 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest was held last week in Madison, Wisconsin. Let's discuss.
Note: the radio story gives a different name for the winning cheese maker than the World Championship website.
Gruyère is indeed a delectable variety of cheese. I love to munch on it during l'apéritif and to use it as an accompaniment to Appenzeller in my fondue. But is it my favorite cheese? Probably not, but then again, I don't exactly like to play favorites with fromage. I love creamy, mild cow's milk cheese spread on a baguette, melted goat cheese with honey in a salad, and salty sheep's milk cheese for a light snack.
French, Swiss, or otherwise, do you have a favorite cheese?
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Hey TB's- I am drinking cava chewing on a block of aged parm while i read this post....is it only wednesday?!?!?! Is it in Madison every year? If so, I sense a weekend excursion in the mid-term future.
@Lou and Erin, I do believe it's in Madison every year, and also believe it would make for an awesome weekend excursion. Sadly, it is only Wednesday, but that obviously hasn't dampened our spirits...sipping on a lovely CA red at the moment myself :-)
I love... all kinds of cheese! Gruyère isn't my favorite though, it's a bit bland for me. I like Comté to eat after a meal. Feta cheese and goat cheese (and like you, anything creamy) to cook with pasta or veggies. And stinky blue cheese on a baguette :-)
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