# What's yer favourite cheese? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 13, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943 "2003-05-13T13:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/1 "2003-05-13T13:37:09Z")
No, I’m not talking about the $75 per kilo camembert or the equally precious Stilton that only gets eaten when you get your TaX Refund (or a generous inheritance from Aunty Gracie when she finally decides to cark it). What’s your favourite ‘everyday’ cheese…the stuff that you buy regularly and like me, sit here cutting huge swathes off it to shove in your mouth. My preferred one is [Maasdam](http://thecheeseshop.com/cgi/SoftCart.exe/scstore/p-0047.html?E+scstore) . I can sit here all day chomping on a hunk of the stuff, and I buy about 700 gm per week, just for me!!. Luckily, my kids have more ‘basic’ tastes, and a lump of the 'matured tasty/ [read: old and tasteless] keeps them satisfied. So…what’s your cheesy choice? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/2 "2003-05-13T13:42:36Z")
Blue Castello Yay! Melted on top of a split croissant, errr… I mean ‘Freedom bun’ ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/3 "2003-05-13T13:45:14Z")
I’m a simple man, Publix store brand cheddar cheese, mild. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/4 "2003-05-13T13:45:51Z")
Manchego ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/5 "2003-05-13T13:51:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\*Manchego \*\* Never heard of it? What sort of cheese? ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/6 "2003-05-13T13:54:58Z")
Everything is better with Athenos Feta. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/7 "2003-05-13T14:00:38Z")
My preferred cheese to sit down and eat (that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg) is Helluva Good Washed Curd cheese. My second favorite is Grafton Village 4-year Cheddar. But, since I can’t get either of those in my local stores, I settle for Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp New York State Cheddar. When I’m home in NYS, I eat the washed curd cheese everyday, and when I put in an order to Grafton Village I eat the 4-year cheddar 'til it’s gone, but otherwise, it’s the Cracker Barrel. Don’t get me wrong - it’s good, but not as good as the other two. And it’s teh only NYS Cheddar I’ve been able to locate in Mass. Now, if you asked me about my favorie expensive cheeses, I could write volumes! ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/8 "2003-05-13T14:43:48Z")
Cream cheese. On a cinnamon-raisin bagel. With plenty of lox. If I’m eating crackers, my favorite is brie. In general, I prefer mild, creamy cheeses to sharp, hard cheeses. I will admit, though, that after watching one too many “Wallace and Gromit” movies I finally tried some wensleydale and quite liked it. Barry ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/9 "2003-05-13T14:46:32Z")
brie ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/10 "2003-05-13T14:48:20Z")
Creamy havarti. ---
**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/11 "2003-05-13T14:49:47Z")
Passchendaele. > **[Passendale - Cheese.com](https://cheese.com/passendale/)** > > Passendale is a modern, creamery, semi-soft cheese made from cow's milk. It has a round shape. With its warm, brown crust, lightly dusted with white mould it resembles a loaf of bread. The flavor... belgian cheeses are _nice_ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/12 "2003-05-13T14:55:39Z")
Muenster, Sharp Cheddar, Gouda. ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/13 "2003-05-13T14:56:36Z")
Lancashire cheese. Although, it doesn’t even travel the titchy distance over the Irish Sea to Dublin, without losing that indefinable whateveritis, so you have no chance in the USA! Any Lancastrians going to LonDope, please have pity on me and I will reward you with dubloons. Or at least, pounds of the sterling realm ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/14 "2003-05-13T14:59:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by curly chick \* > \*\*so you have no chance in the USA! > \*\* Sorry. Sorry. Sorry :smack: I should have said Australia. Pesky $ sign ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/15 "2003-05-13T15:01:37Z")
Monterey Jack. Smooth and mild. Perfect on sammiches, crackers, salads, you name it. Complements other flavors, doesn’t overpower them. Or for a little variety: Colby Jack. That neat-o orange and white marble look is super cool. Ooh, I love cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/16 "2003-05-13T15:07:13Z")
My favorite everyday cheese used to be Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar. Unfortunately, after the move to da UP, I can’t find it. Luckily, there’s plenty of lovely aged Wisconsin cheddars around. Haven’t found a favorite yet, but I’m having fun trying 'em! As far as floofy cheeses, my fav has got to be Explorateur, a triple cream brie. The damn stuff is 75% fat… it’s like butter with a slightly cheesy flavor. Eaten with champagne it’s divine. Of course, that’s not available anywhere around here, either. St. Andre, a double cream brie, is available, and I’ve been eating buckets of that lately too. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/17 "2003-05-13T15:07:18Z")
Gawd, if it’s cheese I love it! My everyday cheese is sharp cheddar, especially Cabot’s. Cabot’s now has super-sharp cheddars in the supermarket that are sooo good. Plus, they’re inexpensive, often on sale and they put out coupons. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/18 "2003-05-13T15:07:25Z")
[Manchego!](http://www.cheese.com/Description.asp?Name=manchego) It’s got a sort of buttery, nutty flavor – very good as a savory after meals or melted over sauteed chicken. You can get it at a Whole Foods (fka Fresh Fields) store, if you’ve got one near you, or a deli that sells European cheeses. (Don’t confuse Manchego with Manchego el Trigal, which is – I think – a more aged cheese that, IMO, has a slightly unpleasant flavor.) Parrano, a Dutch (I believe) cheese that’s a blend of gouda and parmegiano, is also one of my favorites. I like to eat this plain or grate it into a cream sauce over pasta. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/19 "2003-05-13T15:10:54Z")
Mozzarella. Mmmm…good in fried stick form, great on pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943/20 "2003-05-13T15:12:03Z")
At the moment I am surviving on pretzels and [Obazda](http://www.waldwirtschaft.de/gallery/Obazda23c46eed50_jpg.html) which looks strange but is cheesy heaven. It’s basically mooshed up camembert and Limburg cheese with cream, onions and pepper. Mmmmmmmhhhh… Its has one drawback though, as the saying goes: Once on your lips, forever on your hips. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-yer-favourite-cheese/174943.md?page=2)