Cheese Recommendations

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I've discovered a passion for cheese (Lord help my waist) and I'm after ideas of cheeses to try. I'm not keen on soft stinky cheeses like Bree and Cambenburt, but I do like strong cheeses. Can anyone suggest anything for me to try?

Do you like blue cheeses?

although I love Cheshire and Lancashire - local cheese all the way!

apart from Roquefort

I've never tried them. I'm willing to try almost anything, so all recommendations wanted please

Right, here's a few
Lincolnshire Poacher - like a strong, sweet cheddar
Berkeswell - hard sheeps cheese, really nice
Manchego - spanish cheese, most supermarkets have it

enjoy!

Head off to a really good local deli and ask to sample some of their cheeses -the best way of finding some real gems!

Supermarket deli counters are also happy to cut bits off for you to try too but they are often more limited in their selection ( ie. 101 cheddars! !)

We had a gorgeous smoked cheddar recently (can't remember the name I'm afraid).

Blacksticks is fab and an award winner and now they sell it in Tesco!

Do you have a frmer's market near you?

They are great places to try cheeses and find out what sort you like.

One of my favourites is the Black Lancashire Bomb from the Shorrocks farm. have a look at this website gorgeous!

Tomme de Savoie (french) is nice, firm and nutty.

\linkwww.cawscenarth.co.uk/Productrange.htm\Welsh cheeses are really yummy, and this is a lovely small cheese making company from West Wales}

Beaufort my favourite strong hard French cheese.

wensleydale with cranberries is my fave at the moment.
also love maasdam,gorgonzola,st paulin and parmesan on it's own is lovely.

Isle of Mull Cheddar
Wenslydale Cheddar
Manchego
A really good stilton (not the crappy ones they sell in pots)
Ogleshield
Have you tried goat's cheese? Brilliant stuff!

Gruyere

cornish yarg, my favourite will eat tons of it.

Applewood smoked is nice.
And Brie and Camembert are NOT stinky!! just lovely and creamy.

rebluchon

bleu d'auvergne

teifi

Thanks for all the suggestions. Can't wait to try them our I do like wenslydale with cranberries, which partly prompted this thread

Brie and Camembert have always been stinky when my mum's tried to force them on me.. Apparently thats the best way to eat them?