yeah France is probably tops, certainly quantity-wise, but Italy has a few exceptional knockouts
maybe a Brie de Meaux v Comté showdown later
― niels, Saturday, 17 March 2018 10:45 (six years ago) link
Not a choice, I could eat all three in the same meal.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 17 March 2018 20:04 (six years ago) link
I mean proper Mozz di Bufala is definitely the most delicious of these eaten on its own, but I couldn't imagine sprinkling that on pasta, and pasta would be sadder without the other two.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 18 March 2018 05:02 (six years ago) link
I've put it on pasta before because I am shameless. But the water content tends to make everything goopy.
― Yerac, Sunday, 18 March 2018 14:00 (six years ago) link
I'd rather have the other two than mozzarella di bufala, but maybe I don't know the proper stuff as well as the more quotidien stuff?
I have fond memories (and photos) of eating pecorino under the Palatine Gate in Turin, from the big market right there, just biting off chunks off the big morceau we'd bought.
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 18 March 2018 14:43 (six years ago) link
mozz just gets kind of lost on pasta, it's not terrible it's just a waste
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 19 March 2018 03:07 (six years ago) link
Polling these makes no sense
― nevertheless, he stopped (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 19 March 2018 13:00 (six years ago) link
Pecorino Romano is like anchovies: essential in cooking, but not really edible on its own
I mean, you could
I have
It's salty
― nevertheless, he stopped (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 19 March 2018 13:01 (six years ago) link
pecorino on its own is delightful. truffle pecorino especially
― imago, Monday, 19 March 2018 13:30 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 30 April 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
I always want Pecorino to be more to my liking than it is.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Monday, 30 April 2018 01:13 (five years ago) link
yeah, it kinda has some weird, sour aftertaste doesn't it?
― niels, Monday, 30 April 2018 06:33 (five years ago) link
on my honeymoon i went to puglia and one meal we had came with an appetizer that was literally just an enormous ball of fresh mozzarella on a plate and i was like a+ best restaurant ever
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 30 April 2018 07:28 (five years ago) link
spent last week on the French side of the Italian border and enjoyed delicious pecorino romano so I voted for that. I think at this point I like sheep cheeses more than cow cheeses.
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 30 April 2018 11:58 (five years ago) link
for eating on their own i also prefer sheep
but parm is such a staple ...
― the late great, Monday, 30 April 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
seems legit, parmesan must be more influential
― niels, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 07:39 (five years ago) link