hermorrine: I was going to get some cheese for biscuits - what kinds would you like?hermorrine: And I'm not really changing the subject, just thought of it.zorac: I'm having a strange sense of deja vu about the cheese/biscuits thing - did I evade this question yesterday? ;-)hermorrine: Yes.hermorrine: But that's alright.hermorrine: Unless of course you are trying to tell me you don't want cheese and biscuits at all, in which case you should say that.zorac: No, it's just, there are so many cheeses to chose from. Some are better than others, but anything that's more refined than the slices they put in burgers at McDonalds is probably good.hermorrine: LOL That would be the unknown called "American cheese" which I cannot stand. It is not cheese. It is "cheese product."zorac: *nods* SO I have heard.hermorrine: And I can get Brie of course - how about Havarti? Cheddar? Anything I can find?zorac: What is Havarti?hermorrine: uh... cheese? :Dhermorrine: It is Danish, I know that!zorac: I see.hermorrine: :phermorrine: Do you like dill?zorac: Ohm wacky smoked cheese, I think. Not sure about that.hermorrine: Wha?zorac: that m should be a ,hermorrine: Havarti isn't smoked.zorac: OK, my bad.zorac: I must be confusing it with something else.hermorrine: Nah, it is okay. But I know what you're talking about. They make smoked cheddars which taste... interesting.zorac: The only Scandinavian cheeses I've come across were smoked ones, hence my conclusion jumping. Am more a connoisseur of the 17 million French cheeses.hermorrine: See, and really the only one I know is Brie.zorac: Well, admittedly, about half of them are some variation of brie/camembert...hermorrine: What is camembert? I've seen it but never had it.hermorrine: And oooh, cheese.com!zorac: Camembert is like brie, except about 6 inches in diameter rather than 12.hermorrine: .... So it doesn't taste any different?zorac: Not especially, no.hermorrine: Huh.hermorrine: *looks at cheeses*hermorrine: You can see what Havarti is - it's creamy, and the dill is good. You might have been thinking of like a smoked Gouda...zorac: Ack! They have La Vache Qui Rit on the front page! Processed crap!hermorrine: LOLOLhermorrine: No idea. >:D<hermorrine: Dude, there are some weird English cheeses. o_Ozorac: Any in particular?zorac: OK, the 'huntsman' is just weird, and the 'Royal Windsor Red' looks frankly disturbing...hermorrine: Yah, red cheese???hermorrine: Apparently they add port and brandy to the cream to get the red cheese.hermorrine: It's supposed to taste like cheddar but also wine and brandy. Huh.zorac: OK, sounds quite interesting, but the whole looking like sausage thing is just wrong.hermorrine: Agreed.hermorrine: And did you know that Wales is a region of England?zorac: I think that the Welsh might disagree with that...hermorrine: Me as well.hermorrine: (it says that on the Red Dragon cheese)zorac: Someone needs to teach them a little geography.hermorrine: I think maybe.hermorrine: And do you want a cheese to taste like butterscotch? That's frankly disturbing.zorac: Indeed. *dies*:zorac: Humungus 80 lb Wheel Comte AOChermorrine: lololzorac: Yours for a mere $1,328hermorrine: Oh... let me buy that right up.hermorrine: "Hi, I'd like enough cheese that it equals a goodly portion of my body weight."zorac: Admittedly, 80 pounds of cheese would keep one going for some time...hermorrine: Only if it would keep for a long while...zorac: True. Also, I suspect one could fly to France, buy such a cheese and fly it home for rather less than their price tag.hermorrine: Hmm, I dunno... they do charge you if your baggage is too heavy.zorac: Also, "Do you have anything to declare..?"hermorrine: Well, one would hope they'd notice THE HUGE ROUND OF CHEESE YOU'RE WHEELING BEHIND YOU.zorac: lololhermorrine: "What, this? It's nothing..."hermorrine: That would go over really well.zorac: "Let it through or Ill drop it on your toes"hermorrine: LOLOL Can you imagine getting it on the plane in the first place? "Help, it won't fit on the conveyor belt to be x-rayed!"zorac: *giggles*hermorrine: Obviously, you need to bring a large wheel of cheese with you to test these theories.zorac: Or, on the other hand, perhaps not.hermorrine: What, you don't think it would be a fun experiment? Don't you have any sense of adventure? Don't you want to be arrested and taken to the airport police office or whatever they're called?zorac: Possibly, yes, and no.hermorrine: "Sir, don't you understand that you can't take an 80 lb wheel of cheese as a carryon item?" "Yes, I do actually, but my girlfriend is really odd..."zorac: "Besides, it has it's own boarding pass..."hermorrine: :))hermorrine: See, that's where I draw the line. It's expensive enough for you to come over here, I don't want you paying for a seat for the cheese, too!zorac: Ooh! Even better - an 80lb wheel of parmesan! $2,387hermorrine: Oh, now there's a bargain.hermorrine: And parmesan is so... fragrant.hermorrine: Perhaps you stick some clothes on it and try to convince them that it's an old football player.hermorrine: "Well it smells like old socks doesn't it?!"zorac: *dies*hermorrine: :))hermorrine: This has got to be one of the strangest conversations we've ever had.zorac: Indeed it does. Certainly the cheesiest. *ducks*hermorrine: LOLOL Just for that, LJing honors go to you.zorac: You are too kind!hermorrine: Well, it seems a shame not to share our insanity, I mean wonderful senses of humor, with the masses.zorac: Absolutely.zorac: Besides, one of our friends might be desperate for an 80lb cheese.hermorrine: Could be. You never know about these things.hermorrine: So is there anything you want from the store?hermorrine: Speak now or you're going to get it yourself. zorac: Well, I was thinking that some cheese might be nice.hermorrine: *falls over laughing*hermorrine: I MEANT BESIDES THE CHEESE!!!So, in case you hadn't guessed from the above, I'm off to the windy city on Friday. Squeee!
October 9 2003, 01:22:24 UTC 17 years ago
We don't say 'Brie' for a type. There are maybe three cheeses that can specifically be called Brie. Camembert is closer to being a method, but still, it only refers to some more specific cheeses than people seem to think. Not every cheese looking like it and round and in the same kind of box IS camembert.
And Camembert and Bries DEFINITELY don't taste the same. Hmph.
*mock-glares*
Have a good trip! Buy stringy cheese! *g*
October 9 2003, 06:34:19 UTC 17 years ago
I'm not familiar with detail of Brie, but I do recall that Camembert is tied to a specific region, in the same way that not all sparkling wine is Champagne. Actually, ISTR a news article the other day about the EU expanding this name protection beyond France.
And I didn't say they tasted the same, only that one was like the other. Besides they both vary in flavour considerably with ripeness etc.
*mock-pouts*
Not sure about the string cheese, tho.
BTW, unless I'm having a total brain fade, I don't think you've sent me money for the Nimbus room yet. *hints*
October 9 2003, 07:34:19 UTC 17 years ago
Francophiles are good. :D
October 9 2003, 10:49:12 UTC 17 years ago
Hopfully will be Christmasing chez les parents in France this year :-)
October 9 2003, 11:04:44 UTC 17 years ago
October 9 2003, 11:09:30 UTC 17 years ago
Ta muchly!
October 12 2003, 16:18:49 UTC 17 years ago
Agreed! I much prefer Brie myself. Brie de Meaux. Mmmmm. I love Brie when it is ripe as hell and smells like something from the dark ages. :D
Interesting fact: cranberry juice and Camembert rind is the worst taste combination ever.