Over to France this week Cheesefans in this weeks Cheeseman's Cheese of the Week

Ardi Gasna

Traditional, farmhouse, unpasteurized, hard cheese made from sheep's milk. The cheese has a wheel shape with natural, crusty, yellow rind with grayish moulds. It is a table cheese, but is used also for grating . The name means "sheep's cheese" in Basque, and this cheese remained unchanged for centuries. The cheese is made in spring and late summer. All these cheeses are highly prized. Ardi Gasna has a hard texture, but feels rich in the mouth. The flavor is clean and fresh, with the sweetness of mountain flowers and a nuttiness born of age. The finish has a touch of sharpness that increases as the cheese matures. Similar cheeses include Laruns and Esbareich.

Anyone ever heard of this one?

It's time for Cheeseman's Cheese of the Week:

Cheshire

One of the oldest English cheeses, invented during the 12th century. There are three types of Cheshire: White, Red (colored with annatto) and Blue which is punctured during the curing process, resulting in blue veins. Cheshire is firm in texture and a bit more crumbly than Cheddar. It is rich, mellow and slightly salty with an excellent aftertaste. It requires two to six months to mature and the taste sharpens during that process.

Hi Cheesefans, it's time for Cheeseman's Cheese of the Week once agasin.

How about Holland this week?

Maasdam

Modern, creamery, semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. It is boulder-shaped cheese. The smooth, natural rind is polished and may be waxed. The cheese was created in the early 1990's as an alternative to more expensive Swiss cheese Emmental. Although there are similarities with Emmental, it is higher in moisture and therefore, more supple. It ripens faster than other Dutch cheeses, being ready in four to 12 weeks. The flavor is sweet and buttery, with a fruity background, making it ideal for serving as a snack or breakfast cheese. It can also be grilled.

Thats a good one. Even the holes are delicious.

Looks good that.

I'm missing cheese.

It does indeed.

Had some cheese yesterday - a nice 36mth old Gorgonzola. Sweaty socks don't even come close to that one. :S

Where is the update cheeseman?

Getting slack...

Sorry for the delay folks - Cheeseman's Cheese of the Week coming up soon!

Hi there Cheesefans, ok time for this weeks Cheeseman's Cheese of the Week - fron ICELAND

Avaxtskyr

Skyr is a soft cheese that is made from the whey of cow's milk. This cheese is made in various forms: natural Skyr, Skyr with fruit - Avaxtskyr, or with added cream - Rjomaskyr. If there anything left over after cheese-making, the rest is made into a drink called Mysa

Hi Cheesefans and happy new year. Sorry to not post a Cheeseman's Cheese of the Week for a while. Anyway, here is the new Cheeseman's Cheese of the Week. Over to France

Briquette du Forez

French cheese made from the mixture of cow's and goat's milk. The Briquette du Forez is matured until dry in humid cellars. The rind has a natural, white mould that thickens over the ripening period. The taste has a pronounced vegetable, plant flavor that is pleasurable to the palate. Affinage of the cheese takes two to three weeks.

looks like a brickette too.

Looks like a packet of frozen sausages.

Walls.

you know Walls are pretty bad no?

Hey, cheeseman. I'm lazy to count. How many cheese have you introduced to us on this thread?

I've counted. 3,619,349

Are you sure? Please re-count.

Next cheese Cheeseman?

ah, sorry my mistake, missed out the latest.

3,619,350

Hi Cheesefans

It's time for Cheesemans Cheese of the Week again.

A nice one from Holland.

Maasdam

Modern, creamery, semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. It is boulder-shaped cheese. The smooth, natural rind is polished and may be waxed. The cheese was created in the early 1990's as an alternative to more expensive Swiss cheese Emmental. Although there are similarities with Emmental, it is higher in moisture and therefore, more supple. It ripens faster than other Dutch cheeses, being ready in four to 12 weeks. The flavor is sweet and buttery, with a fruity background, making it ideal for serving as a snack or breakfast cheese. It can also be grilled.