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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% |
[ 5 ] |
| Other, please post your rant |
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6% |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Possibly. It's been a long time since I've been. All I can remember about my visits to France is that the Cheese has always been excellent, especially the soft stuff.
English cheese is pretty good, but I don't think it has the same pedigree as the French. |
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Justin Hale
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
French.
Anyone who disagrees obviously hasn't been. |
French and British if you ask me. It is often a close call between them but France always wins because it has a lot more - literally thousands of different cheeses as opposed to hundreds or less.
Nevertheless, in terms of taste and quality, many famous and quite mundane British cheeses are outstanding.
Jesus, I miss the West. Just thinking of all those European cheeses at the deli counters of Walmart and Sainsbury makes me homesick....
I hate people who have no appreciation for real, quality, upmarket European cheese - yes, Koreans, I'm talking about you! People who don't like cheese should be isolated and sterilized. |
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visitorq
Joined: 11 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
Possibly. It's been a long time since I've been. All I can remember about my visits to France is that the Cheese has always been excellent, especially the soft stuff.
English cheese is pretty good, but I don't think it has the same pedigree as the French. |
Yes, you are right, French cheese production is in a class all its own. The French invented the concept of commercial cheese labeling by region nearly five hundred years ago (the modern certifications still mostly exist as AOC, or appellation d`origine controllee). This system, which is also used for wines and other food products, limits the production of certain cheeses to the areas they have traditionally been made with the most expertise and tend to taste the best due to regional ingredients (such as Roquefort or Camembert). Other European countries have long since copied this kind of system, but it is the French who pioneered it and still tend to keep the tightest control over it and maintain the highest/strictest standards for their labelling.
English cheese can also be very good, and other European countries have no shortage of excellent choices (there is a lot of good cheese out there), but I just gotta go with France, because no one takes it as seriously as they do (not to mention just the sheer variety of bloody marvelous tasting cheeses to be found there everywhere you go). |
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bigverne
Joined: 12 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| Why the feck is Korea on the list? And for that matter, why are Canada and Australia on the list and not Italy? |
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idonojacs
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:19 am Post subject: |
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Justin Hale wrote:
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| I hate people who have no appreciation for real, quality, upmarket European cheese - yes, Koreans, I'm talking about you! People who don't like cheese should be isolated and sterilized. |
Down boy, down!
It's hard to acquire an appreciation for something sophisticated like cheese if it is not available, and if you are not exposed to it as a child. Koreans, if they taste real cheese at all, most likely encounter it as an adult, and it probably tastes quite strange to them, from what I've seen. On top of that, most Western food items available in Korea are either stale or second rate. So it's not surprising they have a low opinion of things like cheese, which they probably have never tasted.
It's up to Koreans to expose their children to fine food when they are young, including foreign food. Parents might think such an expensive outing is wasted on children, but based on my own experiences, I can say it is not. Tasting fine food and learning good manners is something that carries over into adulthood. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: Cheese |
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| why are Canada and Australia on the list |
Disagree. I can't speak for Canada, but:
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| In a very short period, Australian specialist cheese makers have earned an international reputation with their products being praised and winning accolades at local and international exhibitions and competitions. |
http://www.australiancheese.org/history.aspx
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| Australia is gaining world recognition for the quality of our specialist cheeses. Not only are domestic consumption and exports growing, but Australian producers are repeatedly winning international awards. |
http://www.dairy.com.au/consumers/images/pdf/acp.cookbook.%83.pdf
'bigverne', have you even tried King Island cheese? Thought not.
But agreed, Italy should have supplanted Korea, in the poll options.
^ King Island Brie |
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