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You can't take my cheese from me!
2008-10-01
There are a few things I don't think I could live without: love, affection, ice cream, coca-cola (yes, I'm addicted), and brie. If I had to give up the blue cheeses, I'd be sad but okay. No more manchego? That would be a bad day for tapas, but I'd survive. But brie???
A baked brie smothered in jam served with freshly baked bread? Nope, couldn't make it. That one is a dealbreaker for me. I eat brie; therefore I am. Didn't Descartes say that? And what about our readers?
If you had to give up one of your favorite cheeses, which would it be and why?
Ian from Boston says, "I would probably give up cheddar just because I've had so much that I could just call it enough. Cheddar is great because it goes with everything, but I could usually find a replacement in each situation that usually defaults to cheddar." Jill from Briarcliff Manor, New York answers, "Brie. I'm pregnant. I have given it up and it's painful to watch others eat it." Jennifer from Boston chose, "smoked cheese because I don't get it often anyway."
I can totally undertand where Ian is coming from as many of the traditional uses of cheddar cheese (grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, tacos/burritos) can absolutely be taken care with other cheese choices. On the other hand, the reason that people have found so many uses for cheddar is because generally...WE LIKE CHEDDAR! I don't think I could do it!
Jill comes at this from a fairly unique perspective, that of a cheese-impaired pregnant woman. My impression is that you're allowed to have hard cheeses only when you're pregnant (to make sure you avoid excess bacteria which might make your fetus unhealthy). But to give up creamy brie? Oh, I'm crying inside. At least in Jill's case, the brie cheese deprivation is definitely only a temporary state.
Finally there's Jennifer's smoked cheese answer. Based on her phrasing, this seems like a little bit of a cheat as the question asks you to give up "one your favorite cheeses." But her logic is still sound anyway!
And actually, after much personal anguish at the thought of having to give up one of my favorite cheeses, I think I might have to go the smoked cheese route, specifically smoked gouda. I have always enjoyed this smokey smooth cheese, but, like Ian, I have certainly had a lot of it and there are other cheeses which I find equally delicious.
So there you have it, the painful answer to giving up a favorite cheese. *Sigh* My mood should pep up as I slowly realize that I don't actually HAVE to give up any cheese...!
Next week, we ask "What's the strangest thing you've eaten with cheese on it or in it (ie. cheese-covered chocolate or a cheese-infused martini?)?"
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