Camembert

I absolutely adore camembert. It is one of my favourite cheeses. I know some people can be a bit "funny" (i.e. unadventurous) when it comes to sampling French delicacies...but seriously you have to move out of your comfort zone sometimes or else you will miss out! It isn't one of the typical "smelly" French cheeses such as Stilton. It is soft, creamy and luxurious. I would say it has more flavour to it than Brie. I'm not going to bore you with the history of it because I feel it is unecessary! It is named after the lovely Normandy village in which it was first created in the late 18th century. I think camembert probably ...  Read the complete review

Camembert probably the best-known French cheese, but why is this and is it any good?…read on. A VERY BRIEF HISTORY Camembert derives its name from a small village in Normandy. In 1790 Marie Harel invented the cheese by adapting a secret recipe given to her by a priest on the run from the French Revolution. In 1855 one of Marie Harel's daughters presented Napoleon III with a sample of cheese she did not name it but just said that it was made in the village of Camembert. Napoleon III liked it and ever since then it became known as Camembert cheese. It quickly became one of the most popular of French cheeses and soon conquered ...  Read the complete review

Camembert is of course one of the most famous of those sweaty French nasty cheeses. Give me Cheddar any day personally but each to their own as always. It is with some trepidation and obvious trouble sleeping that at 5am in the morning I begin writing about a cheese of all things. I swore I wouldn't do it...but sometimes you just get these strange 'urges' don't you. At least this one urge which isn't about to embarrass me like the last one involving the...oh you wouldn't want to know. Anyway the cheese... ~History~ Camembert comes with something of a shady history which has never been truly documented. There are conflicting ...  Read the complete review

What can I say about this wonderful smelly French cheese? Well, it is definitely one of my favourite cheeses by far, and easily my favourite French cheese. It is extremely versatile and has so many flavoursome levels to it, which means each bite brings about a new taste sensation. It looks extremely similar to Brie. It is just as creamy as Brie and forms a similar looking white, almost velvet like rind. The inner creamy part of the cheese is just off white and as soon as one looks at it, one knows immediately that the Camembert will just melt on the tongue, releasing a wonderful creamy texture and exquisite taste. It absorbs delicately onto the tongue and ...  Read the complete review

I have no idea why, but as it matures, camonbert gians a taste that really is rather like brocolli or cauliflower. I hapen to be a big fan of this. The cheese looks a lot like brie - round, white crust, soft innards. It has a stronger flavour than brie but otherwise is much the same. Use it sandwiches, on crakers or with salad. I have never tried cooking with it and suspect that the flavour is too subtle for this to be of much use. If you buy it from a supermarket, leave it a few days to mature - supermarkets tend to sell their cheeses imature, and its worth being patient and giving them an extra few days. ...  Read the complete review