I love a good Dutch Edam. The American copy is tasteless. I won't buy it unless it's the real thing.

You can get a real Irish Cheddar at HyVee here and it's delicious on crackers. I enjoy Ementhaler which is a form of Swiss cheese from a particular area of Switzerland. Num num.

I love Feta on a salad as I do Blue Cheeses, particularly Roquefort. I'll eat Roquefort on cheese.

As in another thread, Gjetost is wonderful. It is a Norwegian goat cheese with a sweet caramel flavor.

St. Andre is a triple cream French cheese that is the best thing I've ever eaten. Better Cheddar quit carrying it because Hen House grocery was going to. Well, I got it at Hen House one time and it never made it to the shelves again. I suspect the deli people were eating it. No kidding. They'd get in a lb. of the cheese and it would disappear FAST. So I haven't had it for awhile. Id order it online if I could get it: http://iledefrancecheese.com/index.php/St.-Andre/st-andre.html to read more. Wiki's description is apt: It has a soft buttery texture, tangy edible rind, and tastes like an intense version of Brie. It spoils fast so you have to eat it all within a week. That's no problem for me.

Damn, it's good. Best served with an ale.

Another good one is Fromager D'Affinois. It's a double cream French cheese similar to Brie

I love Brie. It's a soft cheese that has a wonderful salad dressing recipe on the lid of the kind I used to buy. Had to quit making it when Fox lived here because it has prosciutto in it. Here's the recipe for the salad & dressing:

Spinach Salad w/ Crème de Brie Dressing

one 5 oz pkg Crème de Brie
6 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1/4 c. chopped prosciutto
2 Tbsp. minced garlic
6 Tbsp. dry white wine (optional)
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp. sugar (or sugar substitute)
one 10 oz. bag fresh spinach, stemmed
2 c. sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Heat oil in a small heavy skillet over medium heat. Add Prosciutto and garlic and saute 3 minutes. Add wine, lemon juice and sugar. Simmer 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool completely. When cool, combine with one package Crem de Brie. Combine spinach, mushrooms and parmesan cheese in large bowl. Toss wth dressing and serve immediately.

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Can you tell I'm a cheese nut? How can one not be with Better Cheddar in town!!!!