THE SATURDAY MORNING - yep you read it - CHEESE THREAD!!!!!

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Ok, so this is not really a topic of a saturday morning when all you cheese loving people have had your cheese nibbles AND wine on a friday night, and are blissfully sleeping in full moon equals cheese haven.

BUT IT IS REALLY BUGGING ME!!!

Brie or Camembert.

I keep trying to find out which one I like the most. And to my humble palate they are not alltogether that differet! So whats the big deal!?

Come on, stilton is stilton, and distinctively so, and ditto French country goats cheese, you cannot confuse it with neither edam, brie, roquefort or even norwegian brown cheese (which tastes a little like caramell and is made from the byproduct of actual cheese production)

Where am I going wrong?

Brie and Camembert seem to melt in different ways, though. I tried putting Camembert on my honey mushroom, parma ham, olive, (actually also blueberries), mascarpone and goats cheese pizza, with very little succees.

Please help me! Brie or Camembert?

Brie AND camembert for me. Both taste really good when unhealthily deep fried

Brie - and not too runny !

I guess I dont really have to chose!

It is just irritating that I cant really taste difference, I guess I have an undiscerning palate....

I find brie slightly smoother and creamier.

I'm not sure that's a good description but have a cold which is affecting how I think my tastebuds work. !!

Lol, I cant believe more people want come talk Cheese!

WONT, wont come talk cheese.... durr

I agree with duchessofnorksbride about brie tending to have that smoothercreamier taste.

Camembert tends to have that "riper" taste especially when it gets to the stage when it fills your kitchen with that unmistakable odour .

Whilst we're on the subject of cheese I've just had a very spicy, firey Mexican cheese with my lunch.

(actually it was called "Mexican" cheese but as it was only from Morrisons Deli counter its probably about as Mexican as me )

I prefer Brie now, but preDC I preferred Camembert. Brie has a milder taste imo. I find I can't eat the rind with Camembert, it's a little too rancid strong - tastes nice cooked though.

I love them both, especially when they're quite ripe and soft. Brie with mango chutney is lovely too

Deep fried camembert with cranberry sauce and a light salad... mmmmmm....

Brie here

rubberduck -thats another good combination too mmmmm....

oh yes, another fan of deep fried camembert with cranberry sauce... delicious!