Wenslydale cheese

Post by **jewel** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:08 pm

On saturday we went to Hawes in Wenslydale its a lovely place and when there visited the cheese centre ended up with loads of cheese!!(shame xmas is so far off) with cranberries ginger blue wenslydale and of course "wallace and Grommit" specials

- has anyone else tried wenslydale cheese? What's your favourite cheese?

Post by **HEPZIBAH** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:25 pm

[face=Comic Sans MS]I haven't had any Wendslydale cheese for a very long time but I do like it, but on it's own, not with all the bits. A piece of cheese and some semi dried apricots are wonderful, put them in the same mix - No Thank You.

Have you ever tried Japanese pickled ginger with cheese? mmm yummy.

Works particularly well with a mild brie.

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Post by **crazycat** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:30 pm

Wensleydale is my favourite cheese

:P:P

It really nice on granary bread with mango chutney, apple and chopped salad, it's known as a 'Wallace and Grommit'

:P:P

Post by **BBLUX** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:41 pm

It's one of my favourite cheeses...mmmm!

Post by **DJKeefy** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:33 am

Hmmm I dont like this CHEESE thread at the moment

I LOVE CHEESE

And at the moment there is not even any normal cheddar is Luxor

Post by **jewel** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:06 am

Oh dear poor Keefy

-you could order some via the internet?? Or some kind soul visiting could bring a few morsels with them?? :idea:
What are the local cheeses there like - I would imagine you could get a variety - I remember a "roumy" (not sure of spelling? cheese when I was there I found it a bit like a very mature permesan alright for cooking with though

Post by **BBLUX** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:24 pm

We used to take out Marmite cheese on each trip...don't think we will have any room this time though

Will try and get some brought out with Fran's mum in November and December

Post by **Goddess** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:53 pm

I swear you all start talking about cheese just to annoy me!!!! Bloomin' Wensleydale!!! All nice and crumbly - why isn't there a single crumbly cheese in this country!!!

Post by **FABlux** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:13 pm

Put cheddar in the freezer, when it comes out it will be crumbly, well mine always is

Post by **BBLUX** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:54 pm

Yup, just freeze it solid and then smack it with your hammer...instant cheese crumbs

Post by **Goddess** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:17 am

Pour a bit of bleach on it too - to whiten it up a bit?!??! Honestly! You really are so evil the lot of you!!!
Strange you say that about the cheddar in the freezer FAB, sometimes mine goes all watery and crumbly in there - and sometimes it's just perfect. I've given up trying to work out why some do and some don't - I just tend to make a lot of cheese sauce with the crumbly stuff.

Post by **jewel** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:30 pm

I must say my favourite ever cheese is crumbly Lancashire really tasty and can eat it on its own mmm

Post by **Phantom** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:49 pm

I haven't had Wensledale for years - it was the only one that my parents would have in the house other than Lancashire. I seem to remember that my dad liked it grilled with apiece of bacon and a big chuck of bread

Post by **chiddy** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:39 pm

you can't buy better than cheddar bought from one of the farms from the area - the main advantage is that they also sell scrumpy and let you have free samples - happy days