AIBU to wonder who in their right mind buys Wensleydale cheese on purpose?

[Ponyinthepool]

I accidentally bought some tonight, it must have been lurking in amongst the cheddar and I didn't notice my mistake until I got home.

Well. It looks and tastes every inch a big mistake. Does anyone ever buy it on purpose? If so, why? What am I going to do with the rest of it? I never met a cheese I didn't like, but this is just unspeakable

I'm with you, OP. DH loves the horrible stuff. He can have it; I'll eat all the brie.

It's delis, along with a nice crumbl lancashire they are my faves. Dewlay lancashire and wensledale from the Hawes creamery. Mmmmm mmmmm
we had to stop going for day trips to Hawes because of the cheese bill.....

The question really is why would you choose to buy cheddar? Now that's a boring cheese.

Well I never - Wensleydale with fruit cake! Or tea cakes! You learn something new every day - I am definitely going to try these delicious combos.

Right then. I'll hang onto it until Christmas rolls round, or I find some plasticine friends to have over, whichever comes first

I'll eat it.
But then I will eat ANY cheese out there as I love it.

My sister once ranted and ranted about her bil because he ate all of the wensleydale with cranberries at Christmas. I'm not sure I've ever seen her so worked up about something.

Love Wensleydale

mmmmm is gorgeous

YANBU and obvious not from Yorkshire. It's lovely and as PPs gave said traditionally served with Christmas cake in these parts.

the same people who eat cottage cheese
it's the same as cottage cheese, just dried

Pile of grated carrot, handful of sultanas, handful of chopped dried apricots, little cubes or crumbles of Wensleydale. Mix a dressing of juice of 1/2 an Orange, 1 tbsp lemon juice, some oil, 1/2 tsp each of dried ground cumin, coriander and mint. Stuff in wraps or pittas. Yum.

It's bollocks cheese. And those plastercine bastards aren't funny either.

Yes, I definitely buy it on purpose. Not with bits. Never heard of this fruit cake malarky though.

It's squeaky. I like that about it. And it can sit in the fridge without risk of theft.

Oops, I meant YABVU upthread. Must be unsullied by fruit though. We use a block most weeks.

Oooh Unsecret I'm going to try that

YABVU - it's not as good as Lancashire Creamy Mild but still great.

Unsecret - your idea sounds yummy

Fancy some Wensleydale Grommit?

YABU btw :)

I agree OP, it is one of the nastiest cheeses available. My dh likes it but I never buy it. Truly rank and I say that as a cheese lover

The Wensleydale Dairy at Hawes is excellent

www.wensleydale.co.uk/

You must be the ones buying cottage cheese with pineapple in it too

PM me and I'll stick it in the post.

How very dare you Op. It is fantastic (but then I'm not too far from the Hawes creamery). Has protected status don't you know, more than can be said for cheddar!
It's fantastic with fruit cake and also apple pie

As other posters have said though it has to be the unadulterated stuff not the ones with random frippery in

i thought it was odd. very wet.

Wenslydale and cranberries, lovely, yummmmmmmm.