What if you could eat as much cheese as you wanted to eat? How much could you actually eat?
As it turns out, not all that much.
We met our son in Sacramento at the 2014 ACS Judging and Competition Awards Celebrating the American Cheese Plate. There were over 1600 entries in this cheese tasting. Oh. My. Gawd. Two and a half hours spent tasting cheeses and nibbling on charcuterie.
Speaking of charcuterie - Cured meats isn’t my thing. At least it wasn’t my thing until I tasted Dehesa Cordobesa Dry-Cured Acorn-Fed Ibericos from 100% Purebred Pigs. This stuff changed my mind. Charcuterie is now my thing provided it’s produced by Dehesa Cordobesa Dry-Cured Acorn-Fed Ibericos from 100% Purebred Pigs. No, I don’t work for them…
You know, you think you can eat quite a bit of cheese, but after nibbling on about ten pieces you quickly become cheesed out, even if you love cheese like I do. We managed to taste several entries on the Italian table. Hit the cheddars and the Fetas and the soft ripened cheeses and lord only knows what else. The samples were enormous so the three of us shared.
This felt like a glorious infinity of cheese- gloriously overwhelming. Out of thousands and thousands of pounds of cheese I bet the three of us managed to eat a mere 12-14 ounces, if that.
Through my cheese buzz I did shoot some pics. Believe me when I say they do not capture the enormity of this cheese tasting. Enjoy!
Looks like heaven. I love cheese.
In college, for awhile I dated a guy from Wisconsin. His family made speciality cheeses for delicatessens, and through the years he’s occasionally sent me his “signature” cheeses. My favorites have been a Gouda with walnuts, dark cherries and dill, and a Brie with pistachios and ginger liqueur with some “secret spices.”
I love the pictures of so many choices, Julia. Such a cheese feast.
I find the equivalent of a cheese stick quite enough for me. Even then I require an orange and piece of toast with it.
Well, I thought it would be heaven, Steph and to some extent it was. Just a whole lotta heaven!
I love an aged Gouda, Marylin. Cheddars are my very favorites, but I have to admit those Parms were outstanding!
That’s about how much I managed to eat, Anny - maybe the equivalent of 2 cheese sticks. They did have some crackers and offered some dried orange slices which were really good with the cheese.
Oh my….
As a child did not care much for cheese unless melted in some dish or other, including the grilled cheese sandwich. My tastes as an adult have changed a bit. I like some cheeses but am not a huge fan. I am more adventurous in trying new cheeses too.
However, I still prefer a nice juicy medium rare steak.
Roberta- a grilled cheese sandwich is my very favorite meal!