Any cheese expert here?

[Aredhel]

Originally Posted by Gerania

Cheeses like Esrom, Limburger, and Roquefort only smell bad to some people when they've had plenty of time to age. A young Limburger is no more offensive than Brie.

I've not had many chances to try out the washed-rind cheeses, so that is good to know.

Originally Posted by Abderian

It seems like their cheese selection has shrunk by a lot lately. I hope it's just a temporary situation due to the holidays.

If it doesn't improve after the holiday season, the internet can be your salvation! With the wide variety of quality cheeses available online these days, no one has to settle for mediocre stuff.

[davidt1]

Originally Posted by evening sun

No, sorry I was not clear enough, I have not found wenslydale at Costco, but they do carry some good quality British import cheeses, mostly cheddars. I sometimes find the wensyldale at Grocery Outlet. Not sure if that is available near you.

I get Stilton at Trader Joes.

Thanks for mentioning Grocery Outlet. There is one about a mile from the Sam's Club I go to, but have never been there . I went today and bought some avocados and cheeses. They have imported cheeses from Britain and New Zealand. I bought the Britain cheddar and some Wisconsin cheeses. I like that the cheeses come in small sizes, not like the 2 pound blocks at Sam's Club that would take me a month to eat through.

[JrzDefector]

you might want to explore the idea of charcuterie boards. I had one at a restaurant not too long ago that was amazing. THe meats, nuts, olives and fruit spreads are a lovely complement to different cheeses. Mike's Hot Honey goes well with a lot of cheeses. And then there are different kinds of crackers- I particularly like fig and olive crackers (trader joe's has some, but there are other types)

For example, that Dubliner cheddar would likely go lovely with a thin slice of apple and a sourdough toast.

Plus as others have mentioned goat cheeses of all kinds should be tolerable to you. Maybe try a goat brie? I looove brie style cheeses.

And Costco actually sells a prepackaged cheese board that consists of mostly hard cheeses. I think only the Fontina is soft-ish. It's sitting in my fridge right now for company I'm having over later this week.