What images come to mind when you think about cheese's like; Brie, Camembert, Old aged Cheddar, Edam, Feta, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Gruyere, Havarti, Limburger, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Provolone, Ricotta, Romano, Roquefort, or Swiss?
Perhaps, melted mozza on pizza, brie on bagette., swiss on rye,
parmesan on ceaser salad!
We have discovered a cheese not listed here that has an amazing entertaining quality.
A cheese that is not particularly famous or well known, it's not really much to look at, in fact it's not particularly appetizing in appearance, it's very pale in colour, and unattractively irregular in shape, but loads of fun hidden in every bite.
The secret key factor is to have company whilst eating this coagulated cheese.
I researched this cheese on Wikipedia and found this quote,
"The New York times in 1911 reported on an ancient Celtic song, dating from the 12th century, that mentioned cheese ----, perhaps the first musical reference to the most musical of cheeses[2]:"
So what's the big deal!This cheese actually "squeaks" when you eat it.
It's especially fun when you have guests dining with you, who have never experienced squeaky cheese before.
We ask our guests if they have ever eaten "squeaky cheese"?
They usually have quite a questioning look on their face, followed with an "are you serious" look!
Then we go to the fridge and bring out the
cheese curds.
Note: if the curds have lost their squeak, microwave them for a short time (sec's) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curds
Sephia & Cheese Curds from Birchwood Dairy
4 comments:
Yay for cheese!!
Squeaky clean! I was trying to remember the name of that cheese factory in Oregon. Dan and I remembered what it was-- Tillamook. Good stuff!
You can also watch cheese being aged on the site http://www.cheddarvision.tv/
Cultural experience (haha!)
Thanks Anna,
Elisa put that site on our screensaver, so now we can watch the cheese day or night!
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