tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3487731619308532183..comments2024-03-29T07:47:45.624+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Level Cheese Playing Field?Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67326751718161700452015-03-06T11:03:47.731+00:002015-03-06T11:03:47.731+00:00I wish we got even cheddar!!! Nothing British in t...I wish we got even cheddar!!! Nothing British in the Carrefour I go to!Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55349663779368629482015-03-06T04:47:45.694+00:002015-03-06T04:47:45.694+00:00Oh dear... Little Miss Barmy is back.Oh dear... Little Miss Barmy is back.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2337355160325418882015-03-06T04:46:46.077+00:002015-03-06T04:46:46.077+00:00This isn't about personal taste, but national ...This isn't about personal taste, but national protectionism.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73272752804538630982015-03-06T03:17:31.031+00:002015-03-06T03:17:31.031+00:00That is probably right, Kate. It's not hard to...That is probably right, Kate. It's not hard to find some good imported cheeses in the supermarket. But NZ is finally getting round to making some pretty decent cheeses of its own, though we haven't mastered a decent Parmesan type yet. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-92035152737076632912015-03-05T20:19:32.365+00:002015-03-05T20:19:32.365+00:00Gosh even New Zealand has a better selection of &#...Gosh even New Zealand has a better selection of 'foreign' cheeses. Ironically, not many French ones. Perhaps we still remember the Rainbow Warrior bombing.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8395595953439672082015-03-05T20:03:07.742+00:002015-03-05T20:03:07.742+00:00Oh sorry you are right. Oh sorry you are right. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682921249844707561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79177491241713528082015-03-05T17:48:48.324+00:002015-03-05T17:48:48.324+00:00Read it again. I was talking about new world wines...Read it again. I was talking about new world wines in the French Lidl stores.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-506463779023538362015-03-05T17:32:43.873+00:002015-03-05T17:32:43.873+00:00Even in my little backwater town in Oklahoma, I ca...Even in my little backwater town in Oklahoma, I can get several types of UK butter and cheeses. Now that I think of it, I can get more UK items than French.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74064683699352522092015-03-05T17:13:05.831+00:002015-03-05T17:13:05.831+00:00Why discuss about all this ? Cheese is a question ...Why discuss about all this ? Cheese is a question of personal taste , like almost for everything. A strong cheddar is delicious and a good roquefort too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682921249844707561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68199562408850070902015-03-05T17:10:05.926+00:002015-03-05T17:10:05.926+00:00Bullshit !Bullshit !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682921249844707561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10684123657042326282015-03-05T17:09:13.793+00:002015-03-05T17:09:13.793+00:00Good cheese in a Lidl store ???? Are you dreaming ...Good cheese in a Lidl store ???? Are you dreaming ? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682921249844707561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50731081553092947412015-03-05T17:08:30.467+00:002015-03-05T17:08:30.467+00:00When English Apple cider brandy recently came FIRS...When English Apple cider brandy recently came FIRST in a blind testing competition, it was disqualified because it wasn't produced in Normandy. Says a lot!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53782639107157839612015-03-05T14:54:15.390+00:002015-03-05T14:54:15.390+00:00I think that the UK gets a bit of a bum deal when ...I think that the UK gets a bit of a bum deal when it comes to food. We have some of the best cheese, seafood and beef in the world { I think the French, on the quiet, have even admitted that our cheese is very good } Bath Blue was voted the best cheese in the world 2014 !! ….. the French do lots of other foody things better. Perhaps the French just can't bear to put our cheeses alongside theirs !!!!Jacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88152967766181808232015-03-05T12:35:07.496+00:002015-03-05T12:35:07.496+00:00Taking care of your own first has its place. Taking care of your own first has its place. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82829883382820036362015-03-05T10:34:04.109+00:002015-03-05T10:34:04.109+00:00The French are arrogant enough only to show their ...The French are arrogant enough only to show their cheese's, the British love choice and would have all types of cheese's from around the world, and then sell the popular ones. Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79466619734108321102015-03-05T09:30:18.703+00:002015-03-05T09:30:18.703+00:00There is a simple explanation: The French agricult...There is a simple explanation: The French agricultural lobby is the most powerful in the world. They take protectionism to such extremes that farmers are allowed to bring Paris to a standstill by driving sheep up the Champs Elysees if they don't get their own way.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24932533266742647662015-03-05T09:08:02.936+00:002015-03-05T09:08:02.936+00:00Our local deli, and also our cheese ladyon the mar...Our local deli, and also our cheese ladyon the market, is very good but my gripe is that all the cheeses (well over 100) are precut and cling-filmed. Would agree only Gouda and Edam from The Netherlands and one holey one from Switzerland and a huge lot of French cheese. I really don't think that the pre-packed cheddar has anything like the taste of a good strong one bought around Cheddar Gorge from a good cheesmaker, but I think most folk seem to like what I think of as insipid cheese.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84556548254506054312015-03-05T08:55:16.101+00:002015-03-05T08:55:16.101+00:00Just an Edam lookalike here and something similar ...Just an Edam lookalike here and something similar to Dairylea.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73864984478034309822015-03-05T08:00:40.585+00:002015-03-05T08:00:40.585+00:00Agreed about cheddar. It takes a lot to beat a goo...Agreed about cheddar. It takes a lot to beat a good mature cheddar. I think it's a cultural thing in France in that they couldn't possibly imagine anything other than French cheese being any good. It's like trying to find decent new world wines in France - Lidl was about the only place with anything like a selection.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53910721328066499762015-03-05T07:54:54.315+00:002015-03-05T07:54:54.315+00:00Not many cheeses can beat a really good Cheddar.Not many cheeses can beat a really good Cheddar.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83118588924905160752015-03-05T07:46:20.677+00:002015-03-05T07:46:20.677+00:00With Nutella, no doubt.With Nutella, no doubt.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73409527605856250652015-03-05T07:42:32.114+00:002015-03-05T07:42:32.114+00:00I only eat Primula.I only eat Primula.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64908072550103291252015-03-05T07:29:18.840+00:002015-03-05T07:29:18.840+00:00I am not very adventurous when it comes to cheese ...I am not very adventurous when it comes to cheese and only buy three or four types - the supermarket these days stocks all sorts of weird and wonderful varieties - but I have to say a strong cheddar is my favourite.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34745936291429158782015-03-05T06:59:41.273+00:002015-03-05T06:59:41.273+00:00A Frenchman must be Minister of Cheese at Brussels...A Frenchman must be Minister of Cheese at Brussels.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84764138043287658122015-03-05T06:51:28.075+00:002015-03-05T06:51:28.075+00:00I always assumed france would have more types than...I always assumed france would have more types than us. When ever I go to France the first thing I do is go buy some cheese and salami with a French stick and eat it.<br /> I love their soft cheeses but wouldn't be without my cheddar or Cheshire cheese. A french conspiracy by the sounds of it!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.com