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What would you include in a cheese hamper?

58 replies

Annwithnoe · 13/11/2017 10:01

I want to give my SIL a little luxury gift this Christmas, because she's had a very hard year and could do with a bit of tlc. She loves cheese so I'm thinking of a little hamper with a Camembert baking dish, Michel Roux's Cheese book, some crackers, chutney and 3-4 cheeses. I'm thinking a Camembert (obv), a nice smelly Stilton, but after that I'm not sure. Probably a hard cheese but not a cheddar.
If you're a cheese lover is there a particular one you'd recommend? Is it better to go for a plain cheese than one with bits (fruit/nettles) in it? And how much is too much?
there are stupid strict protocols for gifts in DH's family and adults don't buy gifts for each other but we have to buy for adult "children" Hmm so I thought I could pass it off as a hostess gift because she will almost certainly do a family dinner over Christmas. I thought I could offer to bring the cheese Grin I'm trying to hit that balance between bringing a course and pampering her a bit, without technically crossing the line that obligates her to buy me a gift in return. When she comes for dinner she'd probably bring me flowers or wine.
I should add that while some of the family will have a little cheese she would be the main enthusiast.

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AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 15/11/2017 08:25

Vallage for a soft cheese - it's so creamy.
Black bomber is lush.
Beemster Royale

yellowsun · 15/11/2017 11:25

Stichilton isnnire special than Stilton.
Love Epoisses, Brie de Meux and Vignotte.

Truffler has black truffles in it and is lovely.

PopTheDragon · 15/11/2017 15:17

Groupon are doing cheese boards with knives for £10 just now. Cheapest I could find

ILookedintheWater · 15/11/2017 16:39

Really good cheddar or Lincolnshire Poacher, to go with Colston Bassett and a mature but inexpensive camembert for baking and a better stinky cheese to eat 'normally'.
Not mashed cheese with fruit in/mustard in/whatever: some of them are nice but not for a 'luxury' hamper.

I send my DF+SM a cheese selection from PONG cheeses most years. They live up to their name: especially (based on last year's reaction) the Ultimate Pong selection, if they still do it!

NapQueen · 15/11/2017 16:41

A loaf of tescos crusty three cheese bread. Divine.

BeyondThePage · 15/11/2017 16:49

Would check she has larder space if getting it for Christmas, I know most of the space in ours is taken with our own choice of stuff, finding room for someone else's choice of cheeses as well would be problematic.

pimmsy · 15/11/2017 18:37

Quince paste ( not sure that's what it's called in english)
Pate de coing

www.google.fr/search?q=pate+de+coing+fromage&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijvNGynMHXAhUJ1xQKHaxfCwsQ_AUICigB&biw=1374&bih=803

Tastes great with Tomme de brebis

Namethecat · 16/11/2017 12:57

Quince paste is Membrello.

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