centermid7 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:21 am
Both cheese and wine are things I enjoy early and often on those occasions when I return to the west.
Certainly no help to you guys in HH/Thailand/Asia, but it was one of the advantages of returning to the UK after many years in Asia (mostly China but several in Thailand). Great cheeses, great ciders, great wines, great ports are all available/accessible, at reasonable prices and far better quality..... I miss(ed) a great deal from both worlds!!
As for the cheese, I'm no lover of the Blue, "Ultra-strong" types, but more geared towards the milder cheeses - not the processed type cheeses, but traditional white cheeses the likes of Caerphilly (my local) although many types of it. I also love soft cheeses, the likes of Brie - crusty bread, (very) soft Brie, a few glasses of (white) wine....... Ahhhhhhh.
Then again, "Mature" not overly strong Cheddar with a pint or two of decent cider......
Another huge advantage here for cheese lovers (sorry guys) is that it's farm shops and local producers - for example, one of my favorite Bries is "Cenarth Brie" produced in west Wales (not biased honestly
- it truly is superb).
https://www.cawscenarth.co.uk/shop/p/cenarthbrie
As always, buying produce outside the supermarkets in the UK is always expensive - but how do prices compare to the above website for example, just out of interest?
Yep, I miss Thailand, the weather and friends..... But actually feck it - a "staycation" with the above sounds good for 2021 (not that I have a choice, or can afford otherwise - especially the wine and cheese in HH apparently).