Expert’s Guide to Blue Cheese
Testing expert Jack Bishop challenges host Julia Collin Davison to a blue cheese tasting.
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I had to travel to France for work. At dinner one night, the server brought out the cheese course and it had a large chunk of Roquefort. When I tasted it, I thought I died and went to heaven. Yum!
who cut the cheese?
No surprise Stilton "won". I lived in that part of the world, surrounded by towns and areas with names like Cheddar, Stilton, Gloucester, Leicester, and Cheshire. Much as I love many blue cheeses, Stilton is always my go to blue cheese. Huntsman is the best of both worlds (double Gloucester layered with Stilton).
My only regret (now I'm no longer in the UK) is the inability to get (a) a truly good farmhouse cheddar and (b) a proper scrumpy cider. Both of which I could pick up from local farmers or a roadside stand (i.e. NOT mass produced) within 15 miles of my home.
I love blue cheese butter on steak and just discovered blue cheese stuffed olives which lead me here. Now Google will spam me with blue cheese ads for the next few months; it's a win win.
Why didn’t they share which brands of cheese they tested?
"The molds are all the same" : TD, moving on…
Steak salad with blue cheese dressing. Must try!
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Pt. Reyes blue (CA.) and Rogue River blue (Oregon) which won the Grand Champion worlds best cheese award in 2019/2020, a first for an American made cheese are our favorites. A panel of over 250 of the worlds foremost cheese connoisseurs chose Rogue River Grand Champion.
Ever since that vegan ice cream episode, I always suspect Jack is hiding something in that Dutch oven back there. 🧐
Need a blue cheese dressing recipe please
Where does the blue colour come from?
That was interesting. I've liked blue cheese since I was a teenager and my Dad gave me a few crumbs to try and it was definitely an acquired taste. I'll have to look for those brands and try them out with my family and see what they think.
I thought Maytag was out of business.
Very educational and I interesting, I wa t to run out and buy the Stilton.
I am coming to appreciate blue cheeses. I can understand her liking the Stilton because it's one of my favorites too. My all time favorite was a Spanish three milk cheese, cow, sheep and goat. It was pungent and earthy and paired remarkably well with ripe pears. Sadly it is no longer available in the US because of import issues.
Cool I forgot I had some blue cheese… I'm gonna toss that stuff on a salad
Eating to much over a short time period and you will develop body order.
This was a great video! Over the years I've come to appreciate cheese more, but I don't think I've ever really tried a nice blue cheese… The Stilton and Gorgonzola sounded right up my alley, and now I know what I might like trying!
Kinda surprising that they didn’t review specific brands.
I've always been a big fan of Stilton, but I've gotta try me some of that Roquefort!
I'm not a fan of eating blue cheese straight up but I do like it in mac n cheese.
Pt Reyes for the win
I bought some Cambozola blue cheese at Whole Foods last week & it’s so nasty! I love blue cheese with Granny Smith apples, but that $7 went in the trash 🤢
It all stinks!
Blue Stilton the King of cheese. Love it at Christmas with crackers.
I got my education about blue cheese working in a restaurant supply house. Huge blocks of blue cheese kept at 40 degrees F. I absolutely adore the stuff!
I was visiting Quebec and stumbled upon the ‘Bleu d’Elisabeth’ at the Fromagerie du Presbytère. It was INCREDIBLE
The taste test I have been waiting for. I love all of these. For anybody who can get their hands on it: the Rogue River Blue from Rogue Creamery in southern Oregon is to die for (and I think they have a store locator on their site for people out of state)!