Can anyone recommend a good strong cheese - like the stuff we oldies used to get as children - to make nice cheesey cheese sauces? Even the supermarket strongest seems awful bland nowada
Strongest I know is 2 year old parmesan. Not the grated stuff, but bought by the wedge.
Collier's cheese, made in Wales is the one we find the strongest. Not cheap but very nice. I buy mine in Tesco's.
YL
We get a strong cheddar from Wimborne farmers market on a Friday Lou,its the kind of thing I enjoy in a ploughmans
would you like me to get you a piece and mail it,...who knows maybe the post might lose it for a few weeks and itll arrive
with a "Vintage crust on".... :tongue3:
Gazza
Quote from: Yorkshire Lass on April 28, 2015, 08:48:49
Collier's cheese, made in Wales is the one we find the strongest. Not cheap but very nice. I buy mine in Tesco's.
YL
Another vote for Collier's, it's very good and has a good bit of omph. Not quite so strong but still very good is Dragon Vintage Welsh Cheddar, a bit cheaper too.
For sauces I sometimes use both cheddar and parmesan which I grate from a chunk, mixed together they give a good strong cheesy flavour.
OH..you lot are making me hungry....cauliflower cheese....cheese on toast....fondue.... :drunken_smilie:
...all these cheesy thoughts are killing me!!!!
Tesco extra mature is quite strong which I use in sauces to cut down the amount of fat but when making cheese sauces I find that a little extra salt really brings out the flavour of the cheese.
Healthy ?? less fat more salt I give up lols
If it's a cheddar you're after, the big dairies do Taw Valley Tickler or Wyke's Ivy Vintage Cheddar. They're both good and widely available.
My current favourite is Lincolnshire Poacher http://lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/our-produce/lincolnshire-poacher/ (http://lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/our-produce/lincolnshire-poacher/). IMO the "ordinary" is tastier than the vintage, which is a little too smooth for my taste.
It's apparently available at Waitrose, but you can also find it at farmers' markets and delis.
Davidstow Cornish Crackler, it's the only one I can find in Sainsburys that isn't suitable for vegetarians - therefore proper cheese!
Bought some coop mature cheddar cheese good flavour good price a bit crumbly but ok for a sauce. Not so good for a sandwich. I like cayenne pepper in my cheese sauce. Use less cheese, better on the waistline.
I think cheese sauce needs a little bit of mustard to make it properly "cheesy". I have no idea how this works, but it does!
Quote from: Silverleaf on April 28, 2015, 20:49:31
I think cheese sauce needs a little bit of mustard to make it properly "cheesy". I have no idea how this works, but it does!
I do mustard as well, alternatively Worcester Sauce. :wave:
Quote from: galina on April 28, 2015, 22:40:23
Quote from: Silverleaf on April 28, 2015, 20:49:31
I think cheese sauce needs a little bit of mustard to make it properly "cheesy". I have no idea how this works, but it does!
I do mustard as well, alternatively Worcester Sauce. :wave:
Now you're making me want a Welsh Rarebit. My recipe has both! :D
Quote from: Silverleaf on April 28, 2015, 22:52:24
Quote from: galina on April 28, 2015, 22:40:23
Quote from: Silverleaf on April 28, 2015, 20:49:31
I think cheese sauce needs a little bit of mustard to make it properly "cheesy". I have no idea how this works, but it does!
I do mustard as well, alternatively Worcester Sauce. :wave:
Now you're making me want a Welsh Rarebit. My recipe has both! :D
This thread is So Wrong! We're having brunch later this morning. Welsh Rarebit, you say? Mmmmmm. There's an idea!