Mmmm... cheese!
Cheese.
It’s a milk-based product to die for.
It also happens to be the first day of the 30 Days of Writing Challenge. So I needed to find a way to mix this glorious food into my normal weekly edition of Foto Friday.
So, I’m going to share some cheese photos to go with both posts and mix them into one.
I love me some cheese.
First, some cheese stuff.
Cheese is one of the few foods I would have a hard time living without. There are not many cheeses that I don’t like, at least in one form or another. With things such a bleu cheese, I don’t like it by itself, but mixed with some garlic and melted as a steak topping? Awesome.
Cheddar, of course, is the bomb.
Gouda. Swiss. Irish cheese. Smoked. Brie. So many types of cheese, so little time. I even think there’s a place for sandwich cheese (ie: pasteurized and individually packaged…) and spreads.
I try and check out cheese sections wherever I go. And I like to try new stuff whenever I can. In fact, I think I am willing to try cheeses more than I am certain other things.
One thing that’s outstanding about cheese is all the wonderful foods you can eat cheese with, and all the drinks you can enjoy with cheese.
For example, I realize many people love wine with cheese.
Not me.
I love trying new cheeses, like this smoked bacon. Awesome.
See, I’m not a wine guy. I couldn’t tell you the difference between a red and a white (besides color) or between a Chardonnay, a Merlot or a pinot noir.
Beer goes well with cheese, especially a good beer, such as a Guinness or a strong ale. Drinking something like Coors Light wouldn’t work well with cheese, I don’t think.
For me, I enjoy water with cheese as I feel like the water won’t take away from the taste of the cheese. I’m sure wine and such accent the cheese, but I’m more of a naturalist with the cheese.
Then there’s what you eat with cheese.
Pretzels and cheddar... awesome!
Personally, eating cheese by itself works for me. Yet, I still find myself trying other things.
Pretzels, for example, go well with cheddar cheese. Triscuits and Wheat Thins seem to go well with anything. Ritz crackers? The same. There are so many varieties of crackers out there, that I’m sure you’ll be able to easily find something to go with the cheese you’ve chosen.
I’m a fan of spreads, too. Anything from things like swiss almond to something like Laughing Cow, which is a wedged cheese with seven different varieties, go well with normal crackers.
Nothing like a little spread for Triscuits!
Cheese is also something that is very photographic. This is, after all, a Foto Friday post. Getting zoomed in and playing with the focal points is a nice way to do things. Also, mixing in different things — such as crackers, pretzels, knives etc. — will make things a bit better, too.
There’s a cheese factory near me and I am hoping to stop there sometime this summer. I think it would make for some pretty wild photos. Especially if I could shoot the process of the cheese being made.
But even if I can just see full cheese wheels and other cheese things — still good photos.
In the end, if you are taking photos of cheese… what’s the best part?
Eating all the cheese you use as props!
Yum!
Cheese!
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Tasty and picturesque…what a great combination. You’re right about the versatility of cheese, and that some stand alone, while others partner nicely with other foods. I do wheat thins with the laughing cow spreads, too. Good stuff.
Linda recently posted..More Cheese, Please
Thanks! And yes, laughing cow and wheat things… awesome!
You forgot Cheese Curds! A delicacy found only in three areas of the country, NY and WI being two of them. And of course, Cheese Fondue… always a good thing. Grilled Cheese sandwiches… mmmm.
Nah, didn’t forget… if I had put everything about cheese, I’d still be writing this post!
I really need some cheese after reading all these ‘Cheese’ posts! I don’t usually drink anything while eating cheese. A cup of tea goes down well after though.
Babs – Beetle recently posted..Shopping for Cheese
I was thinking the same thing… if I read too many more cheese posts, I’ll be gorging!
Since I don’t have any nice things to say about cheese, I will focus on the good things. The photos. Wonderful job, they almost make me want to reach through the screen and have a taste. Then I of course realize it’ll still taste the same, even though you made it look good, so I won’t. 😉
Well, with you not liking cheese, I’ll take solace in knowing the photos almost want you to eat cheese!
Welcome to the insanity. Only 29 days to go. I like my cheese with beer, maybe some grapes and pate.
UU Jester spoke of curds which of course makes me thing of that wonderful Canadian delicacy poutine. Mmmm…
nonamedufus recently posted..30 Days of Writing – Day #1 – Cheese
Dah! No problem with the 29 days!
As for poutine… yum. It’s one great thing about being able to get fresh curds in NY — I make my own poutine when I’m looking to go as unhealthy as possible. Boy do I love that stuff.
Nicely done, PJ! And since this day 1 and you are a new friend, I won’t even make fun of you in your comment section. Much. 🙂
Seriously, nice homage to fromage and I love the photos! I award you 20 points for those mouth-watering images.
Nicky recently posted..A Million Little Cheeses
Homage to fromage — I love it!
And I’ll take those 20 points. Now it’s time to figure a way to get more!
I could barely read your post because I was so distracted by the tasty photos of tasty cheese.
Thank you much. The best part? Someone had to eat that cheese after I took the photos. Oh yeah! Me! 😀
Wonderful post! I loved all of the combinations of what to eat cheese with! It reminded me of my college days when we could buy a whole bag of bread ends from the sandwich shop for very little and eat them with cheese spread.
When I am traveling, I still try and do that sometimes! It’s such a great and cheap way to have lunch!
Is that a disc golf basket?
laughingmom recently posted..30 Days of Writing – Cheese
In the middle of the R? Yes, it is. I run a disc golf blog, too, called RattlingChains.com. Do you play?
My husband is “insane for the chains”. He and a friend actually built a course for our county in a nearby park. I’ll direct him to your blog, so thanks!
laughingmom recently posted..30 Days of Writing – Cheese
Awesome! Hope he enjoys the site! We try and update it 5-6 times per week.
Nice pics there PJ, they look like they could be actual ads.
If I were God… recently posted..Cheese RAGE
Thanks! I’d be more than happy to sell them to a company… 🙂
PJ, the photos kind of said it all. They were a love letter to cheese. Now wine and cheese go together like strawberries and whipped cream. The right wine with the right cheese is to die for. But you are so right, it’s great all by itself too. A grilled cheddar cheese sandwich with a tomato and a little hot pepper is lunch for the gods! Great post!
I was pleased at how photogenic the cheese turned out to be! As for the wine, I know so many people say that… but I just can’t drink wine! It tastes so blah to me!
Grilled cheddar cheese sandwich.. yum. Throw a little honey ham on there, too, and hello divine!
Scrumptious! I can think of few things that adding cheese to can’t make better. What a feast you created!
What things won’t work with cheese? Do tell so I don’t try it! 😀
for some good cheese and crackers, go to THE OLD MILL in Mt. Upton, New York………..they bring you spreadable cheese and crackers as kind of an appetizer, BEFORE they bring the relish tray…by time you get your REAL meal, you are not even hungry…
JuneNY recently posted..WORCESTER ADVENTURE
I see a few more places are doing things like that.
P.J. recently posted..Train coming
Smoked brie?! They make SMOKED BRIE!?!? WOW!!!!!
I’m not sure about smoked brie. I had a period in there. But now that you mention it, smoked brie would be super awesome! I just did a google search though, and it appears it can and has been done!
This is an excellent start to your challenge. Looking forward to the next one.
Michael D’Agostino recently posted..My Best Man
Never too late to join! You could head over and join the rest of us crazies doing this!