Which cheeses are cool at the moment?

[Drizzledrozzle]

Cool probably doesn't mean cool anymore, god I feel old

At a weekend away with some of my most hipster (but in a good nearly-40 way, not a twatty 23yr old way) friends and three of them independently said their favourite current cheese is Comte. This can't be coincidence, is comte having a moment? Which other cheeses are cool?

My personal favourite is castello blue. I have no idea how hipster this is or not but I think it is on a par with blue nun

Seriously????

Dairylea

All cheese is wonderful and fabulous and cool.

I've never heard of compt, I'm very uncool though. You can't beat some fried halloumi or a baked camembert imo.

*comte not compt.
What is it?

I always think you can’t beat a nice roulé, but I doubt that’s ever been a cool cheese.

Yes Comte is very,very nice.

You need to get out more.

Colton Bassett Blue Stilton and Vignotte.

Any cheese is cool if stuck on a cocktail stick in a pineapple.

Or kept in the fridge.

Pecorino, eaten with pears

Riddle Roulé was cool in the early eighties, I remember it being ‘the thing’ served at my parents dinner parties with Hovis Biscuits for Cheese.
I think ‘trendy’ cheeses now are very locally produced ones.

I'll stick with my White Stilton and assume it must become cool at some point.

Brillat Savarin

I've seen Tom Kerridge AND Jamie Oliver use Comte so yes I think it is having a moment. It's just the new Gruyere isn't it.

I like Cornish cruncher myself. And sometimes primula in a sandwich.

To all those who haven't heard of comté - if you like cheddar, you'll probably like it too. It's a lovely hard French cheese with a similar texture.

I was once invited at the last minute to a open air concert / picnic type thing. I was the other side of London so I hopped on a train, but by the time I got to the station nearest the concert the shops had shut. So I ended up buying the picnic, to be shared with some lovely Waitrose-y middle class people i didn’t know, at a local late night convenience store. They all had crackers and organic goats cheese and I had Pringles and Dairylea.

So...not that. Maybe get any old cheese but a really nice chutney? I’ve got a really nice one from Waitrose with figs and olives. It’s yummy.

I have no idea. But if I could choose I would like to try all the new Russian cheeses that have appeared as a result of economic sanctions (Russia couldn't import European cheese so they started making their own).

Not sure if that is cool or sad

Comté is a very famous cheese in France. It's nice, but as always there are varying degrees of flavor/expense and it can go to eye watering prices.

You can also get some really lovely English cheeses that we pay a fortune for in Europe. I crave apple smoked cheddar and snowdonia amber mist.

If you really want to dazzle them with continental cheeses, get a raclette or make a mont d'or. Tête de Moine was available in Lidl for a while, DM was beside herself with excitement.

Please buy british cheese, it's excellent. Look at Neal's Yard. Comté is nice but nothing that special

I always liked Brie but I’m now told it’s a wasteman cheese 🤔

So I’m summation I don’t know

Mmmmmm cheese

I had no idea until this thread that specific cheeses were fashionable 😂 I'm lactose intolerant but I bloody love a good Stilton and a baked Camembert 😂 other than that I like a roule but is it fashionable? 😂

Ones in my fridge are pretty cool atm.