This is mostly because I am completely stressed out. But also, because when I am completely stressed out, I think of all the things I have left undone. One of the things on my list of things undone was to share information about some of the wonderful cheeses that we have recently tasted.
I might have mentioned the W!nos that I gather with from time to time. Well, in addition to being some of the biggest W!ners I have ever met, they are also really, really, Cheezy. I mean that in the best possible way and not at all in an Herb Tarlick, plaid wearing, greasy salesmen kind of way. For to be a W!ner, or to be Cheezy, at this end of the world is not cheap. And since there is an abundance of the world's finest cheeses available in the neighbourhood (thanks to the Pristine family), often the difficulty is in being selective. To do this, one has to have intimate knowledge of the various kinds of cheeses.
Le Grand Chevalier
"A Quebec cheese that is 6 months old. This medium strength cheese is ideal for cooking into dishes or delicious in a salad." - Made exclusively for the Cheese Boutique. $45.90/kg
Roaring Forties
"Cow's milk blue cheese from Tasmania. Name derives from King Island Dairy's geographic position on the 40th degree latitude, said to have the roughest waters in the world." - Aged extra 9 months at Cheese Boutique. $59.99/kg - worth every penny.
Aged Thunder Oak Gouda
"Cheese Boutique is proud to refine this locally produced Dutch-style Gouda; the pride of Thunder Bay. Released after 1 year of aging by the Schep family, this caramel, crystalline cheese is intensified by an extra two or more years in our caves." $69.90/kg - should have represented Canada at the Winter Olympics as it never fails to win.
Abondance
"A raw cow's milk from Haut-Savoie, France, very buttery, and slightly aromatic. This French classic is aged 9 months in-house. Great with nicely aged Chateau-neuf-du-Pape." $59.99/kg
- More than slightly aromatic, but truly devine. Tastes very similar to Berg Kaase.
La Sauvagine
A cow's milk cheese from Quebec. Made by the Award winning producer, Alexis de Portneuf. The 2006 Grand Champion for Overall Best Cheese in Canada." $53.90/kg - Amazingly creamy, buttery, with just a tiny bit of tartness for balance.
There are more cheeses that we have tasted. As we taste them again, I will add new comments. For more information on Canadian Artisanal Cheeses, get to know Gurth Pretty, Canada's Cheese Guru. In the meantime, please visit http://cheeseofcanada.ca/
Cheetos Cheese Balls
From the snack food variety of cheeses, the Cheetos Cheese balls are the king of crunchy cheese flavoured snacks. I am advised that real cheese is used to coat the chemically puffed corn balls, negating the necessity to have bread or any type of accompaniment to this variety of cheese. The type of cheese involved in the making of this product is not known, however, a certain W!no has indicated that they taste like aged cheddar. I am hoping that Gurth might provide closure on this item. $4.99/kg
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