So when you have a cheese tasting, you are supposed to have different textures and flavors in the cheeses you choose. I chose one hard cheese Manchego (a Spanish sheep cheese), two semi-soft cheeses Smoked Gouda and Pesto Mozzarella (our Dutch and Italian cow cheeses) and one soft cheese Goat (a French variety). It was awesome to try so many new flavors that I really had NEVER experienced before.
To serve with the cheeses, I googled what foods were good pairs to the cheeses I bought and used what I had in the pantry. We had bread, crackers, pickles, pesto, grapes, salsa, honey, apples and chocolate sauce with our meal. For drinks we had lemon water (fancy, right?) and grape juice (I figured this was a fairly good wine substitute).
The spreadThe best part of the meal was the creative aspect of it. Just figuring out what went well together and trying combinations that the internet didn't suggest made it the most fun meal I think we've ever had. And I also found out that I liked the non-cow cheeses best! It was a pleasant surprise. I'll definitely have to do more cheese exploring in the near future.
Jared is "patiently" waiting for us to pray so he can get to the cheese! Do you see the subtle scowl?
5 comments:
kelsey you are hip. this is lauren thomas your beloved cousin. this is my new blog because my old one was hijacked by someone i can only assume has mental instabilities. i love you.
They are obsessed with cheese boards in the UK. I love it! (I can say, though, that while I have enjoyed the best cheeses of my life here, I have also experienced the absolute worst. Beware if you really do embark on cheese-tasting traditions ;) )
You are from Wisco! Love this idea. My husband would love it
That sounds so fun! You're so cool.
Hey stop copying my life... we have that same sippy and we have been do some cheese tasting. How is it that we are so far away and yet still so simliar?
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