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Calling all cheese lovers... abomination??

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CircularMotionDementedThrustingGuy · 08/08/2025 20:28

Hi everyone.

DD is in bed and I'm sat on the sofa currently scoffing a bowl of sketty hoops and grade 6 cheddar cheese. Ya know the one. Strong, gritty, salty.

it reminded me of a conversation I had with my best friend a few weeks ago. She has rather, how can I put it, juvenile taste buds. A slim suggestion of Edam and she would cower.
she cooks from scratch, as do I. She buys grade 1, occasionally pushing that boat right out, grade 2.

what in the finest pardon is that? I always assumed the pussy cheeses mild cheeses were for kids. Until I had my own child who will take chunks out of my black bomber. I cannot imagine making a béchamel for my lasagne with, effectively, milk?

AIBU? Are you a mild cheeses eater who buys the grade 1 or 2?

I fucking love cheese and I guessed a lot of mumsnetters do so thought I'd start a thread.

OP posts:
Zov · 08/08/2025 20:38

Shoxfordian · 08/08/2025 20:33

I love all cheese, and just leaving a lovely cheese and charcuterie board here which I enjoyed earlier with dh

That looks so fatty and greasy! 🤢

@CircularMotionDementedThrustingGuy YABU. I love a strong cheddar!

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IMissSparkling · 08/08/2025 20:37

It's at least 4 or nothing for me when it comes to Cheddar.

Dingledongledell · 08/08/2025 20:35

Strong cheese is for old people who’s taste buds have gone, surely?

beachwalkx · 08/08/2025 20:35

If it doesn’t crunch with salt crystals, I’m not interested !

I make béchamel with Parmesan and layer the lasagne with Parmesan and mozzarella

Panterusblackish · 08/08/2025 20:34

I had a few crackers a bit of comte, some doux de montagne and a bit of truffle brie for my dinner.

Big cheese fan.

Mild cheddar is absolutely an abomination. My mother always bought that or plastic cheese slices.

It's no wonder I have cheese issues now is it OP? I'm making up for lost time.

Littleredgoat · 08/08/2025 20:34

I'd have a strong cheese if I'm eating it in its own. Id use a mild for beans on toast. Just depends.

niadainud · 08/08/2025 20:34

I love strong Cheddar and think the mild stuff tastes like plastic. However traditionally béchamel doesn't actually have cheese in it.

Shoxfordian · 08/08/2025 20:33

I love all cheese, and just leaving a lovely cheese and charcuterie board here which I enjoyed earlier with dh

Calling all cheese lovers... abomination??
Wonderknicks · 08/08/2025 20:31

I love a strong cheese (but don't put cheese in my lasagne bechamel btw). One of my (adult) kids likes mild cheese.
It's all personal taste, surely. I say I love cheese but actually I can't bear blue cheese, for example. Presumably someone else would be aghast at that?