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Cheddar
by iwhat3va
Cheddar is proudly British, originating in Somerset there is even a small village called Cheddar! It is the most popular of cheeses in Britain with a massive 51% favouring cheddar. Legend has it that a milk maid discovered cheddar cheese by accident when leaving milk stored in a cave for to long. Cheddar cheese is always made from cows ... milk and is a hard cheese. The caves of Cheddar gorge provided a perfect combination of humidity and constant temperature for the cheese to mature. There are many varieties of cheddar mild, medium, mature, extra mature and many producers of the cheese such as Pilgrams and Cathedral City. Ingredients can be added to the cheese to create different flavours such as herbs, garlic, onion or chilli. The options are endless it is such a diverse food and many use cheddar to cook with, top lasagne, on burgers, in cheese sauces, scones and flavouring crisps. A great cheddar cheese is smooth in texture, fragrant in taste, with a sharp bite to it, but still leaves a sweet after taste, pale yellow in colour, and refreshes the pallet after a nice glass of wine! Each to their own but I know that Cheddar Cheese would be a first choice if I had request my last meal.
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Lactofree Semi Hard Cheese
by missmaile
I love love love cheese, so when I found out that the tummy ache and bloating I had been experiencing was down to dairy, namely lactose I was not very pleased. I started to substitute my milk for soya and my cheese was some strange stuff from Holland and Barratt which did not taste like cheese in the slighest and was a bright orange ... colour, I soon gave that up !
I mentioned my frustration to a friend who asked why I didn't just use Lactofree products, I had never heard of them before so went on a hunt at Sainsburys. I found yogurt, cream, milk, soft cheese and semi-hard cheese all of which had the lactose removed so were suitable for people like me who are lactose intolerant.
The cheese is very similar both in taste and consistency to a cheese string, it is kind of rubbery, it is a pale yellow colour and does not have a very strong odor.
The taste is very mild, I really love strong cheeses, however I am happy to have this cheese rather than no cheese at all! It melts well so can be use for cheese on toast, in lasagne and on home made pizza. The only thing I have found it is not great for is home made cheese sauce.
I have had no problems with the symtoms I usually get with normal cheese, so it is a great alternative for me and I have also enjoyed the other products in the range.
It is more costly than normal cheese, I pay £1.74 for a 200g block in Sainsburys, which is not too bad considering many specialist products are extortionate prices.
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Cheestrings Spaghetti
by rojm
We like cheese in our house and I sometimes put cheese in my childrens lunch boxes. Sometimes I cut a piece from a block but quite often I will buy the little chunks or baby bells or cheese strings (less) etc.
My youngest daughter saw this spaghetti cheese and asked if we could get some - I thought why not it was 2 packets for £2 ... normally £1.79 per packet. In each packet was 4 little packets in a strip that could be separated by the perforation at the end of each pack.
Each little pack is 17 grammes and has 56 calories and contains 15% of the RDA.
On opening the packet you are faced with a ball of cheese that reminded me of a ball of wool that has become unravelled.
You can take a string of cheese and eat it however you want my youngest sometimes likes to suck it up just like spaghetti; as this is how it looks.
Or if you don't want to eat it slowly you can always put the whole pack in your mouth - gross.
The strings are light in colour and I find them quite mild with a processed taste, I think that is why they are probably enjoyed by most children. Mine don't mind mature cheese but I know some children only like mild cheese.
These are fun for children but should food be fun - well it should be enjoyed so what's the harm every now and again.
I only buy these very occaisionally (only twice up to now) as I think they are expensive even when they are on offer but most things are these days.
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