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[–] marshadow 77 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I would willingly get into a windowless white van if you told me there was aged Gouda inside.

[–] boeman 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

windowless white van

That sounds difficult to drive.

[–] surewhynotlem 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Evia 6 points 1 year ago

That's half the fun

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[–] FlyingSquid 61 points 1 year ago (3 children)

For those who didn't get the reference:

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do I steam in the bloody rag??? I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO STEAM IN THE BLOODY RAG!!!

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Tbh I'm not really a cheese girl. Give me fancy tomatoes. Fancy tomatoes will hold my attention.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fav fancy tomatoe? And best way to prepare and eat it??

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No favorite. All tomatoes are good tomatoes. Raw, sliced, lightly salted, maybe a a little pepper or paprika.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sliced tomato, slice of bocconcini, pepper, basil and a bit of olive oil

🤤

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Curious too

I like tomatoes, but don't know what makes a tomato good or bad

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Store-bought tomatoes are designed to ripen at exactly the same time, get picked early, be sturdy during transit to the produce store and store for a longer time on store shelves.

Heirloom tomatoes are selected to taste good when grown in your region.

No tomato can do it all, so when selecting for store bought tomato characteristics, flavor gets lost in the shuffle.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not a tomato snob. All tomatoes are good tomatoes. A fancy tomato to me is pretty much anything you can't regularly get in any old grocery store. Go into any fancy supermarket or natural grocery store and get any tomato that looks more interesting than your average tomato. I'll get excited about it.

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[–] kiwifoxtrot 7 points 1 year ago

I just had tomato sorbet for the first time in my life and it changed me. It tasted like the pure essence of a fresh homegrown tomato.

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[–] garbagebagel 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Paillot de chévere. Local cheese man got me hooked on it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Chèvre 😉

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[–] hansl 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Haven’t seen anyone mention this one, so let’s go.

The most fascinating cheese would be Casu Martzu (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_martzu). It is illegal to produce and consume pretty much everywhere, including in Sardinia where it is produced and was invented. It is the world most dangerous cheese, and people have died eating it.

The Wikipedia articles goes into how it is produced, but essentially you leave a good old pecorino outside with some rind removed to allow flies to put their eggs in the cheese. The larvae then consume the cheese and ferment it further. You need to eat it while the larvae are still alive, although the larvae can survive your digestive system and grow in our intestine. Traditionally you should eat the maggots, but you don’t have to.

I would never eat it, mind you, but it is definitely fascinating that such a thing exists.

[–] reagansrottencorpse 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in) when disturbed,[4][12] diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

That's one of the grossest rabbit (maggot?) holes I've ever been down

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[–] notelonmusk 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

blue cheese has mold in it

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

This is the way

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[–] BlueAlienSmut 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Things happen to me when I get a little Humboldt Fog in my mouth

[–] PainInTheAES 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you haven't tried it yet check out the Truffle Tremor. It's Humboldt Fog with truffle, usually promoted around the holidays. - ex-cheesemonger

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

"You may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece of cheese."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

OP asking the real questions here

[–] MargotRobbie 18 points 1 year ago

Brie. It's soft and buttery rich on the inside, with a white moldy rind that tastes kind of fruity on the outside.

It's such a contradiction of flavors that I often lay awake at night, wondering about how does a cheese as facinating as brie could exist.

[–] CherryRedDragon 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Boursin. I'll do positively filthy things for that spreadable delight. And pretty much anything for the cheese too ;)

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[–] flummoxed_lummox 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kraft singles--the same way I am easily fascinated by soap bubbles, the milky way, and amethyst geodes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do amethyst geodes taste like?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

With a hint of purple.

[–] Lennnny 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Red Leicester and missionary.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Why fuck with the classics? They work for a reason and Red Leicester is a certified pantry dropper.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Stilton and blue cheese but no other cheese. Not even Wensleydale.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Tête de Moine

(not a lady, but I am witness to the fascinating effect of more than one lady)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Pretty much anything from Cowgirl Creamery

[–] ChexMax 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m not a lady but my wife says Mimolette.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Young Gouda cheese with cumin seeds.

edit: cumin, not kumin! But still delicious :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Fresh mozzarella, particularly the kind with truffel oil

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aged Irish Cheddar with alllll the lactic acid crystals in it.

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