Cheese (foodies please enlighten me)

[midnightmoon8]

So, every week I buy a pack of mild cheddar to grate into sandwiches for the work week ahead. Never anything different, always mild cheddar (because this is what my Mum used to buy). I don't like goats or sheeps cheese (too stinky and strong smelling for me), but what else could I try? I need inspiration!

Emmental with pastrami, gherkins and mustard mayo is the best sandwich in the world, and it's not a pungent cheese.

Or Brie with cranberry sauce or grapes?

Edam with a fruity chutney...I love cheese

Red Leicester?

Edam?

Medium cheddar?

Mature Cheddar?

Personally I love Cornish cruncher.

Burrata.

It is God’s cheese.

Caerphilly: a little bit crumbly, a bit salty, pale and delicious.

Oooo!

A nice mature cheddar?

Lancashire or Wensleydale? They're mild and crumbly and yum.

Brie? French or English. Camembert? Delicious and again mild.

Feta? Halloumi? Satisfyingly salty.

Doux du montange? Current favourite.

Mozzarella or Burratta. Mild but I could eat a whole ball.

Depends what you want it for I guess? Sandwiches or just cheesy pleasure?

Sliced havarati mild and creamy

A mature Gouda.

Red Leicester? Yum!

My favourite is Lincolnshire poacher - lovely and nutty.
Some other faves:
Snowdonia black bomber.
Y Fenni
Smoked goats cheese

I love cheese.
Great recommendations above...Burrata is gorgeous and Wensleydale.
Booths do a lovely creamy Alpine cheese
Nettle cheese is very tasty.

Oh and yarg

Nice bit of Wensleydale?

Mature cheddar is the obvious place to start. It has much more flavour than the mild stuff.

Brie has a completely different texture to cheddar, so is worth a try.

Gruyère is delicious, as is Yarg.

Mild cheddar is basically unflavoured cheese, so definitely start going up in strength on that. Any of the crumbly British cheeses will make a nice, salty change for you. Red Leicester and Double Gloucester are mild but different enough from Cheddar and have their own taste.

Don't even bother with goat's cheese. If you don't like the smell, the taste will horrify you.

Comté, Gruyère, mature Gouda, all gorgeous, and like cheddar, but so much more flavour and character.

My mum used to grate Wensleydale or Cheshire finely then mix with a bit of milk as a sandwich filling and that is nice, M&S add a bit of celery, which is an excellent idea.

Do you still want to grate it into sandwiches? Do you want to try cheese in other ways?

Lots of lovely cheese ideas here. Any chance you have a good cheese shop , farm shop or deli near you? Tasting different cheeses before you buy is a revelation. There are lots of small producers these days and the range of cheeses they make is amazing.

If you are near London then the Neal street cheese shop at Covent Garden and borough market is good, there is a good cheese shop near Marylebone high street, and my current favourite is the artisan cheese maker whose name I have forgotten but does their stuff in Tottenham.

Just don't go to the dark side and try the blue stuff ( the devil spits on it you know).

A Manchego may be a nice transition because it’s still not a sharp cheese yet is flavorful.

Manchego
Lancashire

Ooo Lincolnshire poacher too

Mild is crap. It doesn't taste of anything! I love a good mature/ vintage cheddar. Sometimes leerdammer , feta crumbled on a salad , Lancashire crumbly.
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Possibly better a creamy Lancashire than a crumbly Lancashire to start with...

Lidl do the most amazing Welsh extra mature cheddar.

I buy the big blocks £3.99 for 850g. They do smaller 350g for £1.75