Chaumes- smooth and creamy. Tastes more or less like Brie but the texture is more rubbery. They say its supposed to smell like old socks but I didn’t really get that, maybe because I eat so much cheese. Nifty fact: “chaumes” means “stubble” in French.
Longhorn Colby Cheddar
Longhorn Colby Cheddar – semisoft fragrant half-round. It wasn’t quite smoky flavor but it had a very unique fragrance—almost herbal. Sorry the picture sucks, from now I have my new phone so the pics are all hdr.
Rambol Fumé
Rambol Fumé (Smoked Rambol): creamy, smokey flavor. Supposedly it’s gruyère-like but I don’t see it. My advice: keep it on the cheese board. It’s spreadable so get your crackers out of the cupboard—preferably something with peppercorns because smokey goes well with spicy. Fondue would also be permissible with vegetables (e.g. peppers).
Gruyère
Hard cheese, sweet but slightly salty. Mild flavor somewhere in between a “Swiss cheese” and Parmesan. From my research, Gruyère is ideal for baking so I made a quiche, into which I also threw the Fontinella and some ham so that was really tasty. And the cheese is really stringy. But, alas you can use […]
Fontinella
Fontinella: salty, semi-hard, similar to Parmesan but is kind of crumbly like Feta. Very excellent option over pasta. I think on pizza would be really good too.
Holland Arina Goat Gouda
Holland Arina Goat Gouda: goat cheese really isn’t my cup of tea (or rather block of cheese) but I found that eating it with something sweet really makes it taste better. So, I ate it with some raspberry preserves—it was pretty good. Semi-solid cheese. the goat cheese sour taste/smell is there for sure, but is […]
Port Salut
Port salut – semi-soft cheese with mild flavor. Perfect for cheese board or crackers.
Bucheron Goat Cheese
Bucheron goat cheese- soft semi-firm texture. Dry crumbly texture in the middle and softer toward the rind. The usual tangy goat cheese flavor with a little bit of that ammonia Brie flavor we’ve grown to love. It would be good with something sweet like grapes. I can’t afford grapes tho, so— oh well.
St. Clemens Blue Cheese
Texture is very smooth and creamy. I like it, but now my refrigerator smells. Should have just bought kimchi while I was at it.
Lorraine Swiss
Lorraine Swiss – not really strong flavor or smell. Kind of greasy. I imagine it would taste really good with a slice of tomato on bread.