on the topic of cheese heists https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5168356/cheddar-cheese-stolen-neals-yard-dairy?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb thieves steal 300ks worth of cheddar in the uk its crying out for a mash up of wallace and grommet, and oceans 11
Beat me to it. I just heard about this on the radio. The article is a little vague, but it seems as if the distributor, Neil's Yard Dairy, had already purchased the cheese from the farmers/cheesemakers, and then shipped it to a fraudulent buyer without securing payment first? Not to blame the victim, but you have to pretty dumb to do that. And if the size of the order is out of the ordinary--they were bragging about it on social media--you have to be doubly dumb. I don't know a single food or beverage purveyor that would do anything like this for a first time buyer.
Confession time: I'm from Greece but... I don't like Feta. It's too sour and salty. I don't understand how people enjoy it. I mean, I don't hate it, but I don't add it to anything I eat either. And I certainly don't eat it by itself. I don't like olives either. I like olive oil but not olives. Their texture... and the taste... bleh. The teacher we had last year liked Feta so much, he'd pan-fry blocks of it and eat it by itself. I don't get it. Somebody explain it to me. I like Mizithra much better. It's another Greek cheese but it isn't as sour or nasty. It's also softer and lighter. Mmmmm...
... and they arrested him on Wensleydale, the day after Tuesleydale. You Cheddar believe it! Seriously, though ... if you're going to commit a crime, get paid first ... and don't brag about it. That just makes you a bozo.
It was the distributor bragging about receiving the order, not the thieves bragging about the theft. Brag is probably too strong a word. They were just really happy about it, which I get, but oversized orders should always be a red flag for any business. I'm with you. Very overrated. I don't mind it in stuff or accompanying stuff, but it wouldn't make my top 20.
I love feta cheese, especially when served with a green salad, avocado, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds topped off with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. My all time fav cheese is barrata mozzerella. The missing cheddar would make a cheesy plot.
If the criminals are arrested, would they be held in fetas of steel? (Sorry, ps102 ... I know I'm milking these puns)
Rath you have gone well past milking. You are at the point of fermenting the puns on an industrial scale.
Feta definitely has a taste. It's just that it's not really for me. It might be that you're buying bad quality Feta. You're in the UK, right? I'm in the UK for studies and the Feta here is weird. It's sold in small packets, and unless you get the expensive ones, it doesn't really taste like Feta. The cheese experience in Greece is different. The supermarkets there (at least the big ones) have a dedicated cheese counter. So, instead of buying "packs" of it, you ask the keeper for how much ever you need and they give it to you from the display, which is basically a fridge. That way, you get cheese straight from the wheel! Or block, in the case of Feta. Aside from supermarkets, we also have shops that are dedicated to fresh cheese and milk. I've not been to one in years but Granny would often go to one to get all kinds of Goat milk products. I like mozzarella too. It's much milder in taste. Cheddar is, um, way too strong. I know people who love it though. It seems that I dislike strong-taste cheeses in general. We have swiss cheese in the fridge right now and I don't like the nutty taste.
I have to say it depends on the type of cheddar. The Tillamook creamery in Oregon does both a mild and a sharp version. I would rank them as the best in the US.
Strange. I tried the Swiss cheese here in Australia (at least Melbourne, in the southeast), and it had no taste whatsoever, much less a nutty taste. I agree that cheddar can be very strong and sharp, but I've tasted a cheddar that was much more mild and creamy. *shrug* I guess it depends on who's making it. Personally, I like both Norwegian (Jarlsberg) and smoked Dutch cheese - Frico (delicious in sandwiches and on pasta) or Thomas Dux (strong, bold, earthy and smoky) for preference. Yum!
Never even heard of that cheese. Now I feel like I need to go to the supermarket tomorrow and get some to try.
Have you tried accompanying your toasted sandwiches with a globule of spicy ketchup (or mustard)? It may be worth a try. I just read about some of the worst poets in the English language, which inspired (?) me to intentionally write a really bad poem to government cheese. (Don't laugh - one poet actually devoted all his poems to cheese, dairymaids, cheesemaking etc.) Let's give it a shot! I dare you to read this without laughing! O most exciting king of cheese! Cavernous form of thine doth please! For coming as thou dost from government it fills us all with fear and wonderment that thou were ever built at all; Thou'rt large enough to host a ball. Fearsome collective of cheese curd! I do not have to say a word to say how quaint and cheesy thou art -- The masses eat thee and doth fart. But unto thee such winds don't smell; those that deny this go to hell. Some say that thou art made of cheddar, and indeed, that would be 'beddar'. Thou art not made of Provolone; if thou wert, thou'll not be alone. Instead, thou'rt simple gover't cheese, made for the masses, them to please. And if thou causeth constipation within our most stupendous nation, there is no need for consternation -- instead, we all shall raise libation and bless thy, O, most cheesy form, likewise the day when thou wert borm. *runs away*
Love your poem! Cheddar - beddar - Lol! I don't think I have seen you in the monthly poetry contest. You should give it a try.
Hmm ... I thought about it, but the past few topics (magic, moon, autumn leaves) didn't lend themselves to the absurdist escapism I enjoy. *shrug* I might have done 'moon', but Flanders & Swann got there first. It's a satellite moon, It's a plagiarized tune, The duck on the lake's a decoy; There's a sodium glare in the purified air, and the girl in my arms ... ... is Mabel Figsworthy and if she says 'Oh really?' one more time I shall break her neck!
