Mild, slightly nutty flavored cheese from France. This cooked cheese is pressed into a mold with a head of wheat decoration embossed in it (which you can see in the photo). This makes for a lovely presentation on a cheese board. Fol epi means “wild wheat stalk” in French. Perhaps, as a celebration to wheat, [...]
Don’t you just love the name of this Spanish cheese? Looking at the photo you might think this falls into the category of a washed rind cheese, and no doubt the name gives the first clue as to what the rind might be washed in — alcohol, of course — in this case, red wine. [...]
Just looking at this cheese piques your interest and its name tells you a great deal. It is named after Marco Polo, the Italian merchant who first brought spices from China back to Europe in the 13th Century. So, right away, you can guess that this cheese is shot through with pepper and other spices. [...]
I like lavender just fine. There’s a bunch of dried lavender hanging in my bedroom because the aroma reportedly helps you sleep. It smells lovely, even if that isn’t true. Obviously, I like cheese or this blog wouldn’t exist. I can’t think of any lavender flavored food….tea, maybe? Send comments if you know of something [...]