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2008-10-08
Have you ever tried chocolate covered bacon? I haven't actually had the pleasure myself, but I have some old coworkers who swear by the stuff. It sounds weird, but I like chocolate covered pretzels so why not chocolate covered bacon? They're both sweet and salty combos.
Like everything, I suppose it's in the eye of the beholder...or, in this case, the tongue of the beholder? The reason I bring it up is to introduce today's fabulous cheese related question:
What's the strangest thing you've eaten with cheese on it or in it (ie. cheese-covered chocolate or a cheese-infused martini?)?
Ian S from Boston reveals that he ate, "A Lamb McSpicy at a Paris McDonald's. Had some kind of cheese on it, but was hard to tell over the yogurt and lamb. Worst meal of my life." Jill from Briarcliff Manor, New York says, "I never went to one of those county fairs where they put cheese on everything. So I'd have to say quince jelly on manchego cheese. But it tastes good." Bill from New York suggests, "Cheese sushi (Well, not really, but just imagine...)."
Oh man, assuming Ian S is not joking, Eeeeew. Okay, that sounds culturally insensitive, and culinarily (not quite a real word...) insensitive coming from the editor of a cheese blog and website. But wow! Cheers if you enjoy a good lamb mcspicy; just don't order one for me! (Although I'm quite impressed that Ian ordered it in the first place!). Anyway...moving on. This is a great example of a strange thing with cheese.
As for Jill's quince jelly with manchego cheese, this is a good example of a strange cheese combination which is actually tasty. Just because it's strange doesn't make it bad. That's today's morality tale! And for those of you who are curious and didn't know (like me), quince is a very tart fruit commonly used to make jelly. The interesting thing is that you can't eat it unless it's cooked. Strange all by itself, no?
Last but not least, cheese sushi. Whether or not it actually exists somewhere doesn't really matter. I could actually imagine that it could be delicious. Most things with cheese are more or less inherently yummy, so why not sushi? If anyone ever gets around to testing this theory, I'd love to hear about it!
And what's the strangest thing I've eaten with cheese? Well, my mother once made a basil cheesecake, which is not what you'd normally think of as a perfect dessert but was actually quite tasty. The key to enjoying basil cheesecake is to think of it more as an appetizer not a dessert, sort of like a really decadent rich quiche with less eggs!
Next week we delve into the wonder world of cheese buying science, asking: "When you buy cheese for a party or get together, how do you decide which cheeses to get?"
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