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Post by housesparrow on Sept 12, 2010 17:49:30 GMT
In my opinion a perfect combination. But yesterday I found myself discussing russet apples with someone who was dismissive when I told her to that I ate them with cheese. She comes from Italy, where (she said) cheese is eaten with pears.
And does it matter what cheese is eaten with which fruit? Russets seem to go with stilton.
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Post by aubrey on Sept 12, 2010 18:26:06 GMT
Well, if it's Italy, their way is the only right way. I'm surprised you didn't concede this right at the start.
I suppose it does matter which fruit you have with which cheese: but if you've got a combination that is good no one can say that it's wrong. I mean, did this woman even say what kind of pear? Because that would make a hell of a lot of difference.
It is Pear Day at Canon Hall in Barnsley next week. I went once a couple of years back. It was good, though there were only three stalls. They have a small country house pear garden exhibition. There are pear trees splayed out against a wall (what is the name for this? I can't remember) which looked a bit cruel.
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Post by housesparrow on Sept 12, 2010 18:45:26 GMT
Ah - that sounds like trained espaliers, Aubrey.
Though why they can't train them to do something useful like bring the washing in is a mystery to me.
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Post by alanseago on Sept 12, 2010 19:34:26 GMT
Evokes the most irritating phrase in the French language, 'Ca se mange avec.....' It is eaten with.
It was in reaction to this that my chief electrician (French) and I created 'The Great Book', a mythical list of the rules of life.
Whenever anyone said, "It is not done", we would announce, "Chapter 274, page 26, line 7".
It was surprisingly effective.
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Post by alanseago on Sept 12, 2010 19:37:25 GMT
It was born in Israel when a, little travelled, French technician asked if there was wine in Israel.
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Post by Patrick on Sept 13, 2010 9:28:27 GMT
Cheese and apples seem fair enough (or in this case should that be "Fayre"?  ) Though Cheese and Blackberries (Notice the topicality there) strike me as a possible/quite nice. Not quite in the same bracket - but cheese and nuts? You could call it all part of a Ploughman's Lunch really. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Sept 14, 2010 10:09:49 GMT
Has to be green apples with cheddar surely?
Brie and cranberries go well together.
And, of course, olives and feta.
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Post by stephan on Sept 14, 2010 16:54:28 GMT
In Italy-a roasted small pig over charcoal and all the herbs -YES
A salad of mozarella ,basil and ripe tomatoes -nice
But a mature russet with some mature English cheese?-now that is perfection
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Post by aubrey on Sept 16, 2010 10:34:36 GMT
I remember one time thinking that a cheese and jam sandwich would be nice. I was very young, and didn't know about rhe sweet/savoury thing; as I thought about it, it seemed wrong, but intriguing. I really don't know why the idea occurred to me - rather like the first boke to eat mussels. It was good - a bit sweet for me now, though.
Cheese and Xmas cake, as well.
That's the word - thanks, Housey.
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Post by Patrick on Sept 16, 2010 10:55:03 GMT
I remember one time thinking that a cheese and jam sandwich would be nice. I was very young, and didn't know about rhe sweet/savoury thing; as I thought about it, it seemed wrong, but intriguing. I really don't know why the idea occurred to me - rather like the first boke to eat mussels. It was good - a bit sweet for me now, though. They used to call Sussex Police cars Banana and Jam sandwiches. I used to experiment a lot too. I remember thinking "Wouldn't it be great if you could get that milky Weetabix taste as a biscuit" - and despite knowing that you baked biscuits, I poured a bit of milk over one and stuck it under the grill. I swelled up a lot but it didn't quite get the crispy consistency I thought it might! Milk and Lemonade was another! Sucking tea through a straw - fine until a bit of undissolved sugar hits the back of your throat at high speed!! I also remember - because I'd heard (on telly probably) that a drink had Worcestershire sauce in, I thought I'd that in Lemonade! |
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Post by everso on Sept 16, 2010 14:02:08 GMT
Cheese and beetroot sandwiches are fab.
Cheddar cheese with apples, yum.
I picked some blackberries yesterday - there seem to be lots around this year. I picked about 3 lbs. a couple of weeks back and froze them. I love the taste, and the fact that they are free makes them taste even nicer.
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Post by aubrey on Sept 23, 2010 15:18:43 GMT
Cheese and pickled beetroot and mayonnaise. yay!
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Post by everso on Sept 23, 2010 15:55:39 GMT
Cheese and pickled beetroot and mayonnaise. yay! Aubrey, we are as one. |
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Post by Patrick on Sept 23, 2010 16:44:54 GMT
Cheese and Raisins/sultanas. Plus a few nuts. Sort of catering for all the taste senses.
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Post by everso on Sept 23, 2010 17:28:06 GMT
I wonder who first thought of making cheese? Hmmm. Take some milk and mix it with the juices from a calf's stomach. Then leave it for ages.
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Post by riotgrrl on Sept 23, 2010 18:02:22 GMT
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Post by everso on Sept 23, 2010 18:23:56 GMT
Traditionally, cheese is made using rennet, which is an enzyme from the stomach of a calf (or other animal that drinks it's mother's milk). I think other stuff can be used nowadays (especially if you're vegetarian) but traditionally it's rennet. |
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Post by everso on Sept 23, 2010 18:25:03 GMT
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Post by housesparrow on Sept 23, 2010 19:27:01 GMT
Thanks Everso. Rennet is, it seems, a by-product of veal which is a by-product of the dairy industry.
At the risk of offending ARF, I do have an uncomfortable feeling that beef farming is generally speaking more welfare-friendly than the dairy counterpart. It is one of the reasons I abandoned my short-lived spell as a vegetarian; I just couldn't face becoming a vegan.
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Post by everso on Sept 23, 2010 21:23:11 GMT
Quite. If you don't agree with eating meat, it's not really enough to become a vegetarian - you have to go the whole hog (excuse pun). I know some people refuse meat because they just don't like it, and that's fair enough I suppose.
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) Though Cheese and Blackberries (Notice the topicality there) strike me as a possible/quite nice. Not quite in the same bracket - but cheese and nuts? You could call it all part of a Ploughman's Lunch really.
