― Skottie, Sunday, 4 April 2004 18:13 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 4 April 2004 18:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Skottie, Sunday, 4 April 2004 18:28 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 4 April 2004 18:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 4 April 2004 18:54 (twenty years ago) link
Eating Manchego right now. HOT DAMN is it both expensive and good.
― roxymuzak, Tuesday, 20 January 2009 10:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Manchego has a fabulous flavor but also bizarre. It's kind of shocking like garlic!
― dream words & nightmare paragraphs from a red factory in a dead town (Abbbottt), Friday, 17 February 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
I hate to get all francophile on y'all but manchego is good, Ossau-Iraty is sublime.
― le ralliement du doute et de l'erreur (Michael White), Friday, 17 February 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
Also the poll should have been between Manchego and an Italian sheep's milk cheese like pecorino
― le ralliement du doute et de l'erreur (Michael White), Friday, 17 February 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
was just going to post what MW said ... i used to be a fromager you know
― the late great, Friday, 17 February 2012 23:55 (twelve years ago) link
hey if you like ossau-iraty MW you should look for abbaye d'bellocq, it's from the same region but made by monks so its a little more refined flavor
kinda goes
abbaye > ossau-iraty > petit basque
― the late great, Friday, 17 February 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
the other one i am always trying to push on people who like manchego is zamorano which is pretty much manchego but not from la mancha, its got a subtly different flavor that i prefer
― the late great, Saturday, 18 February 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
oh hell yeah. not necessarily in that order, but all these cheeses. think that this style of french/basque/spanish sheep's milk cheese is my favorite, at least for the raw nude eating of.
never had zamorano that i know of. will try.
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Saturday, 18 February 2012 00:06 (twelve years ago) link
oh! which is istara?
― Mayan Calendar Deren (doo dah), Saturday, 18 February 2012 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
istara is a "brand" (consortium?) that distributes all three in different markets.
― the late great, Saturday, 18 February 2012 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
petit basque is a small fist-sized orange barrel with a basket weave pattern
ossau iraty is a large wheel with a light gray natural rind
abbaye is similar except beige and with a white mold dusting
― the late great, Saturday, 18 February 2012 04:00 (twelve years ago) link