The Christmas cheese thread

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What are you having?

I picked up some Gouda with fenugreek (the best cheese ever), some Gouda with black truffle and some brie.

It's my Christmas Eve tradition. I'll be indulging with some crackers and olives tomorrow evening, while I watch a Christmas movie. And wine obviously.

Where did you get your Brillat Saverin if you don't mind me asking? We haven't been able to find it lately!

I got in my raid today...cambozola, a tiny sliver of Stilton as DP doesn't like it, camembert, wensleydale with no fruit as that is just wrong, comte, gruyere and we already have brie. Crackers at the ready.

I adore Gouda with fenugreek and we bring back loads of it whenever we go to the Netherlands! Where can you get it in the UK??

Baron Bigod is good @Thewolvesarerunningagain

But Baron Bigod truffle is a whole other level of amazing. I can't wait to open mine up tomorrow. I've been drooling thinking about it for days.

We have:
36 month Comte
24 month Isle of Mull
less ripe Isle of Mull for those who don’t like cheese to bite them!
L’Etivaz
Gouda with Cumin
Wensleydale - specifically for eating with Christmas cake

We have had cheese boards 3 times in the last week and intend a lot more.
But my very favourite is M & S brie on cream crackers with chilli jam or strawberry jam.and I like black bomber cheddar on Hovis digestive crackers.

I have dairylee

M&S Cornish Cruncher Cheddar and their white Stilton with apricots. Absolutely lush!

What's manchego like? I notice a few of you have it on your lists, and I've never tried it!

We love cheese in this house

So far
We have

Cheddar
Guyere
Comte
Manchego
vintage gouda
charouce
Ossay iraty
Roquefort
Bleu de l'angl
Brie
Goats cheese
Port salut

We need another blue

5 to 6 chutneys to accompany them as well

Sorry @mackerella I'm in Ireland. I get this one from Sheridans https://sheridanscheesemongers.com/product/killeen-fenugreek-200g/

Did anyone else see Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas programme? She did slices of aged gouda on speculoos biscuits and now I think I need another trip to the shops so I can try it out!

After going mad in recent years I’ve really scaled back the cheese this year.

That seemed sensible when looking at the state of our bank account, but I I am very much regretting that sensible approach now!

For Christmas Day with cheese loving us, Dad and SIL, Colston Bassett, Yoredale Wensleydale and Wigmore.

For Boxing Day with the palate-free in-laws, medium cheddar, Boursin, a mild Brie.

Yea should be fine, cheeses by it's very nature is warm 'old' . You can even cut off mould

If it's in decent wrapping it should keep. I have some wax paper just sr for this, sorry say when I get stuff of the cheeses counter in plastic I swap it over

Oh and where is everyone getting their truffles brie from ,? Waitrose no longer sell it and the only one I've found is Aldi' but not tried it yet. Their sheep's truffle is nice though

Can we talk toppings ?

I love Stokes chilli jam, just the right amount of not too sweet, not to much chilli and lasts for ages once opened. I've also got their red onion marmalade but tried it

Off the top of my head
Extra mature farmhouse cheddar
Brie
Camembert
Teifi with cumin and one with seaweed
Soft goat
Hard goat
Sheep cheese
More cheddar
Cheddar with port

God knows what else DH has bought

Brie
Comte (but we've already polished it off - eeek!)
Yarg
Suffolk Gold
Gorgonzola

Lincolnshire poacher
Snowdonia black bomber
snowdonia ginger spice
Y Fenni
perl las
perl wen
Cenarth Brie
a smoked goats cheese

We have a fig chutney, a plum and port, a caramelised onion and a tomato and chilli and honey for the Brie

Hard, almost crystalline, a little like Parmesan in texture. Milder in flavour, a bit nutty. It’s really nice, a good cheese to eat by itself rather than with crackers or bread.

During a recent visit to DSis in The Dales, we raided the Wensleydale Creamery, and came out with sundry assorted, inc. a Dales Brie to try. However I’ve already eaten most of the Abbot’s Gold - cheddar with caramelised onions - exceedingly moreish.

Watch that epoisses when you unwrap it
If you take your eye off it, it......walks.....

OH lived Swaledale cheese but they stopped stocking it locally. Even tried the cheese stall in Newcastle. I suppose you'd need to go to the farm

@Oldraver where are you based? South Durham/ North Yorks day out or lovely B&B cheese sampling holiday?
Cotherstone, Swaledale or totally recommend Teesdale www.teesdalecheesemakers.co.uk/

I bought my first (truffle) BB today on the strength of this thread. It's absolutely wonderful 😋

I paired it with a Norfolk Medlar Jelly as to not over power it.