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Has anyone had or tasted hoop cheese? It's usually found in the southern US. I know it's like a mild cheddar but I want to know if it has a distinct flavor profile. Can you distinguish it from other supermarket cheddars?
It also says that it is not the most flavorful cheese in the world, but then also says the following.
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Now, on to taste.
The thing that makes hoop cheese stand out among all the other cheeses in your dairy case, it it’s ability to impart a distinct creaminess to cheese based dishes, while keeping it’s flavor profile limited. I like to use it in combination with a sharp cheddar to offset the bite, and keep my dishes from becoming blocky or sticky. Not to mention, because it has a neutral flavor, it’s WONDERFUL when paired with fruits.
I love cheese --- but it's easy to get carried away! My favorite, maybe more because I have it only in the Czech lands, is called "tvaruzky", and it's a bit like a Limberger (yes, the stinky cheese of old cartoons)! When it's fresh, it's pungent but tasty, and not surprisingly, as a Czech product, it goes well with beer. As cheeses go it's also low in fat.
But any good Brie, goat cheese, Gouda, cheddar, Stilton, or Humboldt Fog will do...
If any cheese lovers haven't been to France, by the way, do yourselves a favor and book a flight. Unbelievable selection!
I love cheese --- but it's easy to get carried away! My favorite, maybe more because I have it only in the Czech lands, is called "tvaruzky", and it's a bit like a Limberger (yes, the stinky cheese of old cartoons)! When it's fresh, it's pungent but tasty, and not surprisingly, as a Czech product, it goes well with beer. As cheeses go it's also low in fat.
But any good Brie, goat cheese, Gouda, cheddar, Stilton, or Humboldt Fog will do...
If any cheese lovers haven't been to France, by the way, do yourselves a favor and book a flight. Unbelievable selection!
I love all kinds of cheese... had an excellent Stilton at a party two weeks ago, Other people were avoiding it because of the warning on the descriptive card that said "stinky cheese." Ah, well... all the more for me!
And they also had a lovely Wensleydale cheese with figs. Sooooo good. And again, it was avoided by the timid eaters in the crowd, so I had a feast!
But mostly I'm here to speak up for Parmigiano Reggiano, the original and genuine "Parmesan" cheese from Italy. Besides being one of the most flavorful cheeses...just a small amount adds a big umami boost to almost anything, and can transform an OK Italian dish to a superb one... it is also a very clean, very healthy cheese, made under intense supervision and rigorous quality control from only cow's milk, rennet and water, and the cows are are carefully overseen, eating a very clean diet, etc. In the rigorous aging process that develops its intense flavor more than half is rejected as unworthy of the name, and is sold as a generic topping cheese. The rest is blessed by angels or something, because it is so remarkable.
Buy it in chunks and grate it as needed. And never, ever, ever buy that bland white powder in a green tube and think it is anything at all like the real Parmigiana Reggiano. It's not. :rolleyes"
Actually, potentially both, depending on how "ripe" it is, and your tolerance for stinky cheese. Even at its freshest, not everyone will like it (in Czech supermarkets it's usually kept under a glass lid in the cheese section). And when it's been sitting around for a while it can be pretty gross, to be honest.
Actually, potentially both, depending on how "ripe" it is, and your tolerance for stinky cheese. Even at its freshest, not everyone will like it (in Czech supermarkets it's usually kept under a glass lid in the cheese section). And when it's been sitting around for a while it can be pretty gross, to be honest.
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