Cheese diary
December 21st, 2008 by Cliff Bostock in Food & LifeI mentioned recently that I bought a chunk of aged goat cheese coated in rosemary at Via Elisa. It’s called “Eden” and is produced by Sweet Grass Dairy in south Georgia.
It didn’t last long and when I was at Whole Foods on Ponce de Leon Ave. this weekend, I stopped by the cheese counter and asked if they sell the addictive stuff. The answer was “no” but the cheese peeps urged me to try the goat cheddar from Cypress Grove. Sorry, guys, it doesn’t come close — not just because it lacks the herbs. The cheese itself just isn’t as rich and flavorful. I didn’t like it’s $19.99 per lb. price, either.
I also bought a chunk of (cow’s milk) Parrano, which is technically a gouda, made in the Netherlands. It’s described as “Italian-like” and has some qualities of parmesan about it. It’s on sale at Whole Foods for only $9.49 per lb. right now. I’m going back tomorrow for more, lots more. It made even a mealy, over-priced, organic Braeburn apple from Whole Foods enjoyable. Honestly, it’s a delicious bargain.
December 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Parramo is wonderful! It can’t decide whether to be gouda or parmesan. It’s crumbly at room temp but melts more like gouda. We love it in crumbles tossed over shrimp and pasta. Gotta go get some…
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Parrano is very good and often it can be found at Publix even. A few years ago was harder to find, but now I think that it is becoming more mainstream…
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
I’m another Parrano fan; when Honeycrisp apples were peaking a month or two ago I ate a lot of Parrano and apples.
Whole Foods is also selling Cowgirl Creamery cheeses now. I picked up some Mt. Tam the other day that was quite good and the cheesemonger mentioned they’re working on getting some Red Hawk (which I’ve only ever found at Alon’s and then only rarely).
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 am
Drew: Out of curiosity, where were you buying the Honeycrisp apples? I did not find many good ones this year.