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| Which country makes the finest cheese in the world? |
| Australia |
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4% |
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| Britain |
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15% |
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| Canada |
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4% |
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| Holland |
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11% |
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| France |
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35% |
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| Korea |
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8% |
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| New Zealand |
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2% |
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| Switzerland |
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0% |
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| United States |
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11% |
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| Other, please post your rant |
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6% |
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blurgalurgalurga
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Wops for the hard, Frogs for the soft, and Poms for the Stilton. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:42 am Post subject: |
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Why isn't England on the list?
I am sorry but Cheddar and Red Leicester, along with Double Gloucester, have got to be my favourites. |
Uh, it's on there as "Britain."
I agree. Surprisingly, considering England's culinary reputation, England produces more varieties of craftsman cheese than even France, and England's best cheeses are unmatched.
Of course I've never even heard of British wine...  |
I am soooooooo knackered this evening, I totally did NOT see Britain on the list.
Sorry, OP, my bad.
Carry on!! |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| American and Canadian cheeese? As a mass product? Forget it. Hopeless. Sure, there are fine locally available cheeses in N. America. But their mass produced stuff is woefully bland. |
Hello! Not that I would vote Canada as the best on the strength of it, but Canada DOES still include Quebec. Quebec produces some excellent cheese. Again, not that I'd vote it the best, but a lot of good cheese. Some of the mass produced stuff everywhere is woefully bland. Just look for better cheese! 
My views sort of follow idonojacs'. There are so many kinds of cheese from everywhere, and I really like the variety. If I had to limit myself to any one country's cheeses, I'd be kind of sad. |
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Justin Hale
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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The nicest cheese I've ever had was Lancashire cheese (Eng). It makes the roof of your mouth tingle.
| faster wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
Why isn't England on the list?
I am sorry but Cheddar and Red Leicester, along with Double Gloucester, have got to be my favourites. |
Uh, it's on there as "Britain."
I agree. Surprisingly, considering England's culinary reputation, England produces more varieties of craftsman cheese than even France, and England's best cheeses are unmatched.
Of course I've never even heard of British wine... |
Southeast England is warm and dry enough to produce quality grapes. Due to global warming, the Midlands and North have vinyards too. The quantities produced are tiny compared to the volumes of foreign wine consumed however (less than 1%).
The two people who voted Korea should be put down. |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| The nicest cheese I've ever had was Lancashire cheese (Eng). It makes the roof of your mouth tingle. |
Justin, the best Lancashire cheese is usually only available at the local markets - I live near the epicentre of the Lancashire cheese industry which is in Leigh. (about 10 miles down the East Lancs from my house)
I like what you post on here so I will send you some by courier when I get home! |
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Justin Hale
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Excellent! |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Justin Hale wrote: |
| Excellent! |
No worries - wherever you are in the world - I will post you out some 'Horrocks Farm - Lancashire Cheese' thats the place I go to in St Helens for my Lancashire Cheese. I make sure I get a nice big crumbly slab.
I won't send it by DHL because they will open the package and no doubt eat it!  |
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sundubuman
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:46 am Post subject: |
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I think most non-Americans would be shocked by the insane variety of cheeses being made throughout the country. Like the brewpub revolution, there are now literally thousands of small artisanal cheese makers.
Wisconsin alone has 350 independent artisan cheeses
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Man, I love cheese. America has some good chedders; muenster is my favorite American cheese. Danish havarti never does me wrong. I also love a good mexican oaxaca. Swiss is good. Sometimes brie is the only thing thatt does the trick.
Hard choice. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:09 am Post subject: |
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| faster wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
Why isn't England on the list?
I am sorry but Cheddar and Red Leicester, along with Double Gloucester, have got to be my favourites. |
Uh, it's on there as "Britain."
I agree. Surprisingly, considering England's culinary reputation, England produces more varieties of craftsman cheese than even France, and England's best cheeses are unmatched.
Of course I've never even heard of British wine... ;) |
Thanks for the post.
Is there a place in Seoul that sells English cheeses?
R |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Man, I love cheese. America has some good chedders; muenster is my favorite American cheese. Danish havarti never does me wrong. I also love a good mexican oaxaca. Swiss is good. Sometimes brie is the only thing thatt does the trick.
Hard choice. |
Gotta agree with you there. Cheese is one of my favorite indulgences. I don't care where it is from as long as it is tasty  . |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| Roch wrote: |
| faster wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
Why isn't England on the list?
I am sorry but Cheddar and Red Leicester, along with Double Gloucester, have got to be my favourites. |
Uh, it's on there as "Britain."
I agree. Surprisingly, considering England's culinary reputation, England produces more varieties of craftsman cheese than even France, and England's best cheeses are unmatched.
Of course I've never even heard of British wine... |
Thanks for the post.
Is there a place in Seoul that sells English cheeses?
R |
I doubt it, but you can sometimes find some great stuff at the Apgujeong Hyundae dep't store (or the one in COEX, to a lesser extent). I get Black Forest and Parma ham there, and even rock some real Spanish chorizo from time to time. Heck, I got some fresh thyme and oregano there the other day. Things are starting to get better... |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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I've only ever had Canadian cheese.  |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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French.
Anyone who disagrees obviously hasn't been. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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French.
Anyone who disagrees obviously hasn't been. |
Isn't Port Cheese from France?
It's sort of reddish-orange.
In my opinion, it is fabulous!
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