/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.3697840]

>In Wal-Mart deli
>See some blue cheese
>Eh, I'll try it
>Get home
>Take off plastic
>Oh, that's got a smell to it!
>Remove some foil
>OH WOW, THAT'S PUNGENT.
>Try a nibble
>Recoil slightly
>Can't eat blue cheese alone, I figure
>Go to make sandwhich
>Leftover chicken + blue cheese
>Remember that the cheese was strong, so I try to balance it by throwing on some American, too
>Throw on grill, brown the bread & melt the cheese
>Grab a Sprite to go with it
>Try a bite
>Oh god, this is absolutely disgusting
>Remove top part where all the cheese is stuck. The blue cheese now looks like mold growing on it
>Eat kinda bleh bottom half in shame
>Throw out cheesy abomination

How do I eat blue cheese?

[Anonymous No.3697844]

The only blue cheese worth eating that actually has the literal phrase "blue cheese" on the sticker is Maytag

If you just tried to grill maytag, I rejoice at your misfortune, for you are a tremendous tyrannosaurus faggot.

[Anonymous No.3697846]

Yeah bro I got that stuff once and I had to add some ranch dressing and ketchup to be able to eat it.

[Anonymous No.3697849]

>>3697844

I don't believe it was Maytag.

[Anonymous No.3697854]

>>3697849

Then throw it in the god damm garbage, son. Good blue cheese doesn't actually say "blue cheese" on the label, unless it is Maytag.

[Anonymous No.3697863]

Blue cheese doesn't taste good on everything. I like to eat mine mixed into my burgers (before cooking) and it's absolutely fucking delicious. It's actually the only way I make burgers now. It tastes better (to me) with red meat.

[Anonymous No.3697869]

>>3697863
By that do you mean mixed into the burger patties?

In-ter-es-ting. I think I will have to try this!

What else do you put into your patties?

[Anonymous No.3697878]

>>3697854

Good to know.

[Anonymous No.3697880]

If you don't like it, then you just don't like it dude.

I eat it's stronger, older brother Gorgonzola as a snack with celery or sprinkled all over pasta with walnuts or something. Get on my level.

[Anonymous No.3697883]

>>3697869
Yep! I rarely ever eat burgers anymore but it's now my duty whenever our family gets together for grill outs to make up all the hamburger patties.

This is the recipe I use with a little bit of fudging depending on what type of mood I'm in:
3 pounds lean ground beef
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup minced fresh chives
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard

The blue cheese is definitely what makes the burger (i usually add extra)

[Anonymous No.3697889]

>>3697863
ITT tweens gonna tween

[Anonymous No.3697891]

Blue cheese is strong man, some people just dont like it.

[Anonymous No.3697898]

>>3697880

>If you don't like it, then you just don't like it dude.

See, I don't know if I really don't like it or I just fucked it up for myself.

Of course, I may really not like it. Will probably give it another chance, though, considering the 4 oz wedge was fucking $2.50.

[Anonymous No.3697899]

>>3697889
woah, how so?

[Anonymous No.3697902]

>>3697889
>implying your personal preference in cheese has anything to do with your age
ITT food snobs gonna snob. Does it make you feel classy?

[Anonymous No.3697907]

I once got an almost- expired wedge of bluecheese at the local grovery store after looking at so many times ( working there).

I decided to buy some after it looked so creamy and inviting kinda like a thick yogurt.

It didn't appeal to me, partly because it tasted pretty bad and there is no hiding that flavor.

I have the same problem looking at laughing cow cheeses, they look so tasty and sweet, like a candy almost.

[Anonymous No.3697922]

>>3697902
Taste evolves with age. Do some simple google searches. Post your drivers license with crucial info blurred. Leave your birthdate clear.

I love how children hide behind ANONYMOS LEEGUNN

[Anonymous No.3697921]

>>3697907
had my first bit of laughing cow cheese the other day and holy shit, that stuff is god tier creamy goodness.

[Anonymous No.3697928]

>>3697921
It's processed fake cheese

[Anonymous No.3697929]

>>3697922

let me guess, you're what. 19? 20?

I enjoyed blue cheese since I was a child.

you enjoyed blue cheese since you realized it was "sophisticated".

when you grow up, you'll realize that it's ok not to like some things.

[Anonymous No.3697930]

Try crumbling it over a salad, or on any cold-serve pasta.

[Anonymous No.3697934]

>>3697922
>Nothing says you're an adult like getting defensive over your preference in cheese

Some people have different tastes than you. I know it's a really difficult concept, but I'm sure with a few years that you will mature enough to understand it!

[Anonymous No.3697938]

>>3697922
>getting this mad
>over cheese
>OVER CHEESE

[Anonymous No.3697949]

>>3697929
Where do you live that blue cheese is considerd sophisticated? Your brain and tongue change as time progresses. Post your drivers license. You aren't an adult.

[Anonymous No.3697952]

>>3697922
>Implying I care enough about your opinion to go to the effort of scanning in my driver's license
>Caring enough about defending your honor as a classy cheese-loving "adult" to request such a thing
OK. Seems legit.

[Anonymous No.3697957]

>>3697938
>not liking cheese

[Anonymous No.3697959]

>>3697928
All cheese is processed you idiot.

[Anonymous No.3697960]

>>3697949
>>3697949


no comone, porst ur drivers licenst,e yougodone idea.

[Anonymous No.3697963]

>>3697957

>He saying it's nothing to get mad over
>He's right

[Anonymous No.3697968]

>>3697952
Cool reaction image you cheese hating newfag! /b/ is the board for you kiddo.

>baawwwwww I hate blue cheese. It's for richfags. I live in Kansas.

[Anonymous No.3697971]

>>3697957
I love cheese, its just stupid to get angry over the subject of cheese.
CHEESE.

[Anonymous No.3697976]

>>3697959

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processed_cheese

Plz lr2 language. We all know what processed cheese is. Stop trolling.

[Anonymous No.3697988]

Walmart Deli. There's your problem right there.

[Anonymous No.3697990]

>>3697968
>So lost in this conversation you don't realize there's two different anons you've responded to
>I said I liked blue cheese but that OP may not
>Because I'm a mature adult that realizes there's different strokes for different folks

You faggotry level is impressive and you don't even know who you're talking to. Congratulations on being one of the most immature co/ck/s I've encountered.

Assuming you are actually an adult, I am concerned for your future if you are this belligerent towards people who don't share your taste in cheese. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous No.3698007]

>>3697990
10/10

[Anonymous No.3698011]

put in on spaghetti
mix it in with the noodles on low heat before saucing it.

[Anonymous No.3698049]

>not liking blue cheese

What are you fucking 15?

[Anonymous No.3698153]

Make a sauce using heavy cream as a base. Mix in some parmigiano, blue cheese and butter. If you have some other cheese that easily melts feel free to experiment and add it. Add a sprinkle of nutmeg and keep it runny.
You can use it on your pasta and tortellini.
The cheese itself is very salty so go easy on the condiment.

[Anonymous No.3698162]

>>3697990
>this guy
my 80-year old grandpa doesn't like bleu cheese, is he legally by the laws of /ck/ a minor? I'm sure he'd be happy to hear that

[Anonymous No.3698165]

>>3697840

>Walmart
>Walmart for any fucking reason

Pig disgusting poors. Stick to hungry man dinners.

[Anonymous No.3698171]

>>3697840

pro tip: it is mold

[Anonymous No.3698174]

>>3698171
its true, its blue cause of mold, some people like leaving it out for even more mold

[Anonymous No.3698175]

I had some roquefort the other day. Couldn't stop eating it. Pungent stuff like this is so fucking good. It's much stronger than typical blue cheese

Roquefort is Sheep blue cheese

[Anonymous No.3698188]

>go to fancy restaurant
>cousin's new husband orders and pays for every because he's celebrating his raise
>Get served blue steak with blue cheese on top
>love the steak
>try the cheese
>scrape it off the steak into a napkin while no one's looking

[Anonymous No.3698191]

>Parents come home with some kind of cheese.
>I thought it was blue cheese. Grossed me out.
>Really hungry one night. Put some on some crackers.
>Whoa, this is really good! Kinda tastes like spinach!
>Go out a few days later and get some blue cheese.
>Put some on crackers.
>...
>Spend 5 minutes spitting it out.

I was all like "whoa I opened up a whole new avenue of things I can try because blue cheese is great!"

BUT NO

FUCKING NO

[Anonymous No.3698200]

I had blue cheese on a cobb salad a couple weeks ago. Not terrible, but goat cheese would have been better.

[Anonymous No.3698290]

Hi OP.

I'm from Denmark, we like strong blue cheese.

Blue cheese is a bit like olives or wine, it's an acquired taste.

Try a little, then try a little again, then try it once more. Soon that pungent crumbly salty cheese will be like crack to you.

If it is a bit too much for you but you still want to enjoy the blue cheese, cooking it makes it a lot milder while retaining the distinctive flavor.

One thing you can do is make a simple bechamel (white roux, milk, seasoning), and once it is done, crumble blue cheese into it and make a rich creamy blue cheese gravy. This is delicious with roasted broccoli and penne pasta.

Another delicious blue cheese treat is:

You take a piece of good white bread, cut a medium slice, remove the crust, and cut into inch-wide bread "fingers".
Lightly toast the fingers in butter.
crumble a heaping of blue cheese on top each finger.
Put under the grill in the oven until the blue cheese is smelted (and maybe even starts to crust up, mmm...)
Now take your cheese-fingers out of the oven and drizzle them with your favourite honey.
As an optional you can sprinkle then with toasted pine nuts or walnuts.


If you are just snacking, things that go well with blue cheese are walnuts, apricots, grapes, and things like that.

I sometimes make chicken breasts stuffed with blue cheese and apricots, it is delicious.

[Anonymous No.3698309]

>>3698290
MOAR IDEAS LIKE THIS ITT PLEASE

and less butthurtbullshit about who likes what chese because of how poor or ostentatious they are.

[Anonymous No.3698318]

ITT: Americans trying to be "classy"

[Anonymous No.3698328]

If you don't like it then you don't like it, but even if you do like it you don't generally eat it like you would other cheeses, as in cut off a hunk and gnaw on it. You mostly crumble it up and put it on stuff kind of like a condiment. Sort of like if you like ketchup on fries or whatever doesn't mean you're going to pour out a cup of ketchup and drink it or eat it with a spoon. Try making a crumbled blue cheese salad with red onion, mandarine oranges and a sweet vinigarette. Or bust out the following recipe with some gorganzola, which is kind of like a milder blue-
http://www.madriverkitchen.com/2011/10/roasted-gorgonzola-pears.html

[Anonymous No.3698336]

>>3698049
You've obviously never had bad blue cheese.

[Anonymous No.3698377]

Getting used to blue cheese easy mode:
1. Pizza. Yeah, go make a god damn pizza, like right now
2. Toppings for the pizza: Ham, onion, blue cheese and pineapple. I think they call this Hawaiian pizza in some places, except the blue cheese of course
3. The key here is pineapple with the blue cheese. Blue cheese is hella salty and pineapple is quite so that combo works pretty well in pizza and you can adjust the blue cheese so that it won't overpower the other ingredients

So this is how I eventually started to really like blue cheese. Once you get used to the pretty strong flavor you'll find out just how great blue cheese is. I would also recommend this: >>3698153 I've made something similar and it's delicious. It's great for blended vegetable soup too because it adds saltiness, thickness and flavor. Also, everyone who likes blue cheese, try some on gingerbread, it's damn delicious and will blow your mind.

[Anonymous No.3698380]

>>3698377
>Pizza
>Pineapple
>Blue cheese

Pick one

[Anonymous No.3698394]

OP work up to the pungent ones. Try this:

plain brown bread toast spread with a thin layer of Mild creamy blue cheese such as Castella blue
Smear of natural honey over the cheese

Food of Gods

[Anonymous No.3700495]

>>3698380
I was expecting to get response like this, but shit's delicious.

[Anonymous No.3700513]

With grapes and wine.

[Anonymous No.3700526]

hahaa, lil babbys can't into complex flavors xD

blue cheeses is delicious on its own, with rich meats like beef steak, and with sharp sweet flavors like grapes or onion marmalade or any type of pickled vegetable.

[Anonymous No.3700543]

>>3697840
>Remember that the cheese was strong, so I try to balance it by throwing on some American, too

>Balance
>More cheese

wtfamireading.jpg

Also, make a BLT and crumble some on in the place of mayonnaise.

[Exia !uhGols11hY No.3700564]

Waterbiscuits Op, try 'em.

[Anonymous No.3700641]

Maybe cutting the outside rind off would make it taste better, first.

Secondly, dont buy this shit from walmart.

Thirdly, use teeny, tiny amounts and build your tolerance.

I can only stand gorgonzola at the moment, and only from certain cheese makers.

For breakfast I cooked eggplant, onions, quartered grape tomatoes, and egg whites and added 1tbsp of gorgonzola. Good shit.

My fave though is making a pizza crust, topping the crust with green pesto and gorgonzola, adding cooked shitake and oyster mushrooms and onions cooked in a sauce (steak or otherwise) and bacon and mozzarella on top with a bit of asiago.

[Anonymous No.3700648]

>>3697902

Not that guy, but it's true. A lot of people don't like extremely strong tasting things until they get older. I couldn't stand Stilton until I was in my twenties.

[Anonymous No.3701889]

You guys are ignoring the possibility that the cheese might actually have been nauseatingly bad. It happens sometimes.