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Restaurants adding honey to cheese!

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ThespTheo · 20/10/2024 15:40

Baked Camembert ruined by drowning it in honey, same for mozzarella sticks.

Who started this awful trend for adding honey to perfectly good cheese?

Or am I weird for not liking it?

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teatoast8 · 20/10/2024 18:25

VictorianBigot · 20/10/2024 17:54

Am I alone in finding cheese and red wine a revolting combination?

Yes. Love a cheeseboard and red wine

Mandoidi · 20/10/2024 18:23

It's not cheese but has anyone ever had honey and crème fraîche? A little dollop og both on a spoon. OMG it's delicious. A little guilty pleasure

SinnerBoy · 20/10/2024 18:21

Mochudubh · Today 18:15

When I first stayed in Aberdeen I was puzzled for a while by the citizens ending almost every sentence with "is it". Coming from an area where we end sentences with "like", it took a while to realise that a response was not required.

Are you a Geordie?

HappyDane · 20/10/2024 18:20

VictorianBigot · 20/10/2024 17:54

Am I alone in finding cheese and red wine a revolting combination?

I like it (depending on the cheese, and on the wine!), but cheese and ale is very, very nice. You can also have white wine with many cheeses.

Lilly11a · 20/10/2024 18:19

Not to derail the thread entirely but I like cheese toasties my George foreman grill mixed with sweet chilli sauce 🤤

Mochudubh · 20/10/2024 18:15

SinnerBoy · 20/10/2024 17:56

Mochudubh · Today 17:52

TaylorSwish · Today 17:22

+ + What language is this? + +

It's Doric, is it.

From Angus to Peterhead and Buckie etc.

When I first stayed in Aberdeen I was puzzled for a while by the citizens ending almost every sentence with "is it". Coming from an area where we end sentences with "like", it took a while to realise that a response was not required.

Sandwichgen · 20/10/2024 18:10

Toast with cheese and ham on!

SinnerBoy · 20/10/2024 18:08

VictorianBigot · Today 18:00

When I was a child I told my gran I liked curry after my dad experimented with some Chinese curry powder, so she took me to a cafe that served it on Roker seafront. I can still remember the shock that came over me when I discovered it was full of sultanas.

Aye well, they're a bit behind the times in Sunderland, but I'm sure it's improved since 2015.

FirconeTheCat · 20/10/2024 18:03

I believe in Cyprus where they produce Halloumi, it’s sometimes served with honey. It all depends whether you enjoy sweet with salty.

comparisonisthiefofjoy · 20/10/2024 18:02

I went to an Indian restaurant a few months ago. Ordered peshwari nan. Instead of lovely nuts and fruit, they brought a plain nan with hot honey over it. Disgusting.

ScottBakula · 20/10/2024 18:01

NeverEnoughPants · 20/10/2024 17:29

I'm guessing you'd prefer marmalade...

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VictorianBigot · 20/10/2024 18:00

@SinnerBoy They'd given me sweet sultana rolls, which did NOT go well with cheese and Tourchon ham, the useless bastards.

When I was a child I told my gran I liked curry after my dad experimented with some Chinese curry powder, so she took me to a cafe that served it on Roker seafront. I can still remember the shock that came over me when I discovered it was full of sultanas.

niadainud · 20/10/2024 17:58

SabreIsMyFave · 20/10/2024 15:53

It's OK if someone likes honey. I think it's vile.

Like salted caramel. Whose idea was that?! Confused VILE!

Yes! Really thought this trend would have died out by now. I'm going to start petitioning for unsalinated caramel.

SinnerBoy · 20/10/2024 17:56

Mochudubh · Today 17:52

TaylorSwish · Today 17:22

+ + What language is this? + +

It's Doric, is it.

From Angus to Peterhead and Buckie etc.

VictorianBigot · 20/10/2024 17:54

Am I alone in finding cheese and red wine a revolting combination?

SinnerBoy · 20/10/2024 17:54

Seaside3 · Today 17:48

Cheese woth something sweet is always a winner. Figs, grapes, membrillo, apricits, apples, chutney, jam, honey. You just gotta pair it right.

Not for me, I was given white Stilton with apricots one birthday. I couldn't even pretend to like it. Same with some white cheese with cranberry, forced on me once!

And I got some olive rolls from a bakery, recently and made a sandwich with one. No other bread in the house. They'd given me sweet sultana rolls, which did NOT go well with cheese and Tourchon ham, the useless bastards. I threw the roll out for the birds and was hungry on just the filling.

My daughter liked the rolls, so it wasn't a total catastrophe.

Pickingmyselfup · 20/10/2024 17:54

I think it works well with some cheese, no different to chutney really.

I've been inspired to have a sweet and savoury combination...

Parmesan and garlic twists with black garlic and rosemary cheese and chilli jam. The jam adds a sweetness with a kick, the twists a salty tang and the cheese a bit of a savoury flavour. Doesn't work all that well with mature cheddar though but it does go well with brie.

helpfulperson · 20/10/2024 17:53

Sneezeless · 20/10/2024 15:50

I was on one of the Greek islands earlier this year and saw fried feta with honey and sesame seeds on the menu. I was feeling brave and ordered it. It was delicious, the salty feta and honey complemented each other perfectly.

feta and honey is an amazing combination.

Mochudubh · 20/10/2024 17:52

TaylorSwish · 20/10/2024 17:22

What language is this?

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It's Doric, is it.

AllThePotatoesAreSingingJingleBells · 20/10/2024 17:52

I never serve Manchego without truffle honey. You would hate it in my house.

SinnerBoy · 20/10/2024 17:49

Twiglets1 · Today 17:44

Oh sorry I get it now

Wellingtons, duffel coat, Deepest, Darkest Peru.

😀

Seaside3 · 20/10/2024 17:48

Cheese woth something sweet is always a winner. Figs, grapes, membrillo, apricits, apples, chutney, jam, honey. You just gotta pair it right.

TheSnugHare · 20/10/2024 17:47

SabreIsMyFave · 20/10/2024 15:48

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It’s scottish

Teq · 20/10/2024 17:46

I’m severely allergic to honey and bees. Full on My Girl situation and I carry an epipen. It doesn’t have to be listed as an allergen but I’m always careful to ask about ingredients in restaurants and inform them of my allergy. The amount of times I’ll ask if something has honey to be told “no” only for the waiter to sheepishly return a while later to say “actually, I just checked with the kitchen and turns out there is honey in this sauce/dressing”.

Allergy issues aside, I find it strange it’s in so many things and not listed on the menu.

I once had to use my epipen in a vegan restaurant which was just bizarre. I’d ordered a drink that had agave but they’d run out and substituted honey.

Sewannoying · 20/10/2024 17:46

LBFseBrom · 20/10/2024 17:29

Pineapple isn't sweet and apple sauce isn't always sweet, I make it without sugar.

I don't have a sweet tooth but I think one could order cheese without honey. Honey is OK with some things.

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Huh? Ripe pineapple is very sweet. And an abomination on pizza.

I have a very sweet tooth, but not when it comes to savoury dishes. I miss the days when I could order a caramel icecream and not get salted caramel. And even though I like sweet food, I actually dislike the taste of honey. It needs to be kept away from my cheese!