Still Waters Posted September 1, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 1, 2012 This 40-year-old block of cheddar cheese is being sold for $10 per ounce, after being discovered in a Milwaukee grocery store refrigerator where it had lain about forgotten for decades. 73-year-old Edward Zahn was making preparations to close down his Z's Cheese Shoppe, when he came across some abandoned crates in the back of the walk-in cooler. Within the wooden boxes he found a stash of old eastern Wisconsin cheddar cheese, aged 28, 34 and 40. 'It just got overlooked,' Zahn said of the 40-year-old variety. 'It looks just like the others except it's just a lot sharper. It's got character.' http://www.dailymail...-old-block.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasina Posted September 1, 2012 #2 Share Posted September 1, 2012 That just sounds awful! I wonder what it smells like... and tastes like? Okay, yeah, I'd totally want some... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted September 1, 2012 #3 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ahhh,the cheese state ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetrodoxly Posted September 1, 2012 #4 Share Posted September 1, 2012 That's a funny colour for cheddar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted September 2, 2012 #5 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I love cheese, but I can't stomach the strong stuff. I can only enjoy mild or medium cheddar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted September 2, 2012 #6 Share Posted September 2, 2012 That just sounds awful! I wonder what it smells like... and tastes like? Okay, yeah, I'd totally want some... Me too... I really want to try it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted September 2, 2012 #7 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Mmmmm, I bet it would make a great grill cheese with my homemade bread. If y'all want to buy the cheese I'll do the cooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted September 2, 2012 #8 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I would savor this cheese as an eating cheese. Accompanied by some other goodies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted September 2, 2012 #9 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I'd live to try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted September 2, 2012 #10 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I like cheese. One of my uncles likes casu marzu and he eats it regularly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varelse Posted September 2, 2012 #11 Share Posted September 2, 2012 40 year old booze, yes. 40 year old dairy products...erm no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetrodoxly Posted September 2, 2012 #12 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I would savor this cheese as an eating cheese. Accompanied by some other goodies too. "eating cheese" what do you do with other cheeses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted September 2, 2012 #13 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) "eating cheese" what do you do with other cheeses? Eating cheese, as in eaten on it's own rather than using it as an ingredient. I would serve it in "taste" sized bits, likely along with other eating cheeses. Probably a few other little dishes. Of course a couple of beverages. Sort of an amuse-bouche. Sometimes in some restaurants you will see a dessert type of dish offered that is a couple of different bits of cheese, often accompanied by fruit, nuts, or chocolate. Those are eating cheeses. An eating comparison could be grapes. Table grapes are more for eating- particularly fresh, wine grapes are made into wine. Then there is the processing grape- concord are most noted for that, though it is not top of the popular list for either table or wine grapes. You can use any of these grapes interchangeably to an extent. But some are better eating grapes, some better ingredient grapes. Edited September 2, 2012 by rashore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjonalien Posted September 2, 2012 #14 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Yummo! crystalized cheese, where do i buy some? go well with a glass of red, just like vintage parmo! Cheese can never be too old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted September 3, 2012 #15 Share Posted September 3, 2012 It sounds PERFECT... I LOVE sharp flavored cheese! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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