# Anthems for Cheddar
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 10, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756 "2012-07-10T01:52:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/1 "2012-07-10T01:52:21Z")
NPR showcased several mighty themes lauding the cheese of my dreams: [Cheddar!](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/09/156494978/brits-battle-for-cheesy-glory-by-writing-national-anthem-for-cheddar?print=1)
This one in particular brings tears of joy to my eyes: [Cheddar Jerusalem](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GowZKAKooMU&feature=player_embedded#!)
Cheddar’s where it’s at, man! I love my local artisanal cheddars, forged deep in America’s Dairyland (motto: Smell our dairy air) but have also been wowed by the cheddars of Vermont, New York, Oregon, and of course the ancient homeland and mother to all cheddars, England!
I’m currently nibbling a 5 year old Wisconsin white cheddar, with fresh cherries and nectarines as accompaniment, wishing I was out in a pasture, singing to the cows, encouraging them to produce milk fit for that queen of cheeses. (Actually I could walk about 1/2 mile and be out in a pasture among cows, but the mosquitoes are rather bad, and it’s rather comfy by the computer, with my cheese near me. So never mind that bit.)
> [@](#):
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> “Bring me my knife / Bring me my fork / Bring me the dishes I desire / Hot cheese on toast / Cooled just a bit / So I don’t set my tongue on fire”
PS: you can vote for your favorite anthem [here](http://www.britishcheese.com/competition)!
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### Author:  [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/2 "2012-07-10T02:24:09Z")
cheddar isn’t Wallace’s favourite but very tasty.
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### Author:  [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/3 "2012-07-10T02:34:37Z")
I have to admit a love of cheddar. As I grow older I find I like it sharper and sharper. When I was a wee lad only the mildest would do, not I crave it very sharp and good and aged.
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### Author:  [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/4 "2012-07-10T02:46:24Z")
Herkimer County (NYS). Canadian Black Diamond. River Rat Cheese (Thousand Islands, NY). Tilamook Special Reserve (Oregon). The older (4 years?) and sharper the cheddar, the better.
And yes, it _is_ good with apple pie.
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### Author:  [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/5 "2012-07-10T03:09:02Z")
My travels have led me past Schultz’s Cheese Haus near Beaver Dam, WI several times over the past two months. They have cheddars aged up to 15 years, but I find I like 11-12 years the best. That sharp bite of the cheese “crystals” combined with the remaining creaminess is just sublime.
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### Author:  [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/6 "2012-07-10T03:18:35Z")
> [@August\_West](#):
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> That sharp bite of the cheese “crystals” combined with the remaining creaminess is just sublime.
I have to admit it took me a bit to get used to the idea of crunchy cheese but now I enjoy it 😉
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### Author:  [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/7 "2012-07-10T03:48:14Z")
You need to order some Cougar cheese in the can. Seriously.
[http://public.wsu.edu/~creamery/1flavors.html](http://public.wsu.edu/~creamery/1flavors.html)
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### Author:  [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/8 "2012-07-10T03:53:04Z")
It’s the single most popular cheese in the world!
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### Author:  [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/9 "2012-07-10T04:26:01Z")
Not around here, sir.
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### Author:  [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/10 "2012-07-10T05:01:34Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> NPR showcased several mighty themes lauding the cheese of my dreams: [Cheddar!](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/09/156494978/brits-battle-for-cheesy-glory-by-writing-national-anthem-for-cheddar?print=1)
>
> This one in particular brings tears of joy to my eyes: [Cheddar Jerusalem](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GowZKAKooMU&feature=player_embedded#!)
>
> Cheddar’s where it’s at, man! I love my local artisanal cheddars, forged deep in America’s Dairyland (motto: Smell our dairy air) but have also been wowed by the cheddars of Vermont, New York, Oregon, and of course the ancient homeland and mother to all cheddars, England!
>
> I’m currently nibbling a 5 year old Wisconsin white cheddar, with fresh cherries and nectarines as accompaniment, wishing I was out in a pasture, singing to the cows, encouraging them to produce milk fit for that queen of cheeses. (Actually I could walk about 1/2 mile and be out in a pasture among cows, but the mosquitoes are rather bad, and it’s rather comfy by the computer, with my cheese near me. So never mind that bit.)
>
> PS: you can vote for your favorite anthem [here](http://www.britishcheese.com/competition)!
This has to be the cheesiest post I’ve ever seen from **QtM**.
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### Author:  [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/11 "2012-07-10T09:36:51Z")
I voted for the upbeat choir one 😃
I love thinly sliced cheddar and slices of apple with major grey’s chutney on wasa crisp bread, personally. Has to be one of the more aged versions so it is extra extra sharp and has the little crunchies of taste lurking to contrast with the sharp sweet of the apple and the sticky sweet of the chutney.
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/12 "2012-07-10T11:49:57Z")
I am with you, Q.
Cheese-wise, there is nothing beddar.
mmm
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### Author:  [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/13 "2012-07-10T12:18:26Z")
While cheddar isn’t my #1 (that’s Emmenthaler), there are some very good cheddars out there. We were very impressed by the Truck Driver Cheddar from the [Vermont Cheese House](http://thevermontcheesehouse.com/). [Palantine](http://www.palatinecheese.com/) makes some excellent flavored cheddars.
For more widely available cheese, Cabot’s Serious Sharp is good, as is their Vintage Choice.
The sharper the better.
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### Author:  [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/14 "2012-07-10T13:15:35Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#):
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> Not around here, sir.
This thread is certainly uncontaminated by python ref…DOH!
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### Author:  [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/15 "2012-07-10T13:25:26Z")
My grandparents were of the Swiss persuasion\* and made Swiss cheese in the Switzerland of Ohio, but I find cheddar most agreeable! Bring it on!
\*I don’t know who persuaded them.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/16 "2012-07-10T13:30:29Z")
> [@August\_West](#):
>
> My travels have led me past Schultz’s Cheese Haus near Beaver Dam, WI several times over the past two months. They have cheddars aged up to 15 years, but I find I like 11-12 years the best. That sharp bite of the cheese “crystals” combined with the remaining creaminess is just sublime.
I like Schultz’s!
Also good is [Cedar Valley Cheese](http://www.cedarvalleycheesestore.com/) south of Random Lake and Kris’ Cheese to Please near Plymouth. They too carry the uber-old cheddar. 😃
[sub]Tho I can find 4 year old swiss at Cedar Valley![/sub]
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### Author:  [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/17 "2012-07-10T13:55:19Z")
I had some nice 20-year-old and 12-year-old from [Springside Cheese](http://www.springsidecheese.com/cheeseandwine_oconto.html) in Oconto a month or so ago. They’re also one of the few places I’ve found on the Green Bay-to-UP run that always has fresh curds.
The 20-year-old was interesting. It had gone back to being creamy, losing a lot (but not all) of its crunch. Yum yum cheddar!
I’m also thrilled that nowadays I can get a hearty selection of Carr Valley cheeses here in da UP.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/18 "2012-07-10T15:11:45Z")
Qadgop - can you recommend some local cheddars? I go to Wisconsin a few times a year, and I’ve never been able to figure out where all the really good cheddar is, like Vermont’s [Grafton Village](http://www.graftonvillagecheese.com/) cheddars or an English farmhouse cheddar. I’m guessing stopping by those “cheese shops” on the side of the highway is probably not the best place to find the good stuff.
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### Author:  [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/19 "2012-07-10T15:50:20Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> I’m guessing stopping by those “cheese shops” on the side of the highway is probably not the best place to find the good stuff.
I’m not Qadgop, but this is not true at all. I’m not going to vouch for EVERY cheese shop in Wisconsin, but you can get damn good cheese at some of them. The place I mention above - [Springside Cheese](http://www.springsidecheese.com/cheeseandwine_oconto.html) - is in a strip mall next to a gas station on a small highway, and has some of the best curds I’ve ever had.
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthems-for-cheddar/627756/20 "2012-07-10T16:08:20Z")
[Cheese curds, booyah, and beer,](http://youtu.be/yYaTOg5bt4E)
That’s what I long to hear.
I may be kinda pokey,
But I say, “Okey-dokey!”
To cheese curds, booyah and beer.
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