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August 01, 2005
Cheese Guide in Cook's Illustrated
The newest issue of the Cook's Illustrated Magazine sports a cheese-shopper's guide to buying cheese in grocery stores. As with everything that's provided by Cook's Illustrated editors, it is well organized and presented. It is pretty basic, though. You get your parmesan and chevre but not in-depth knowledge.
It was a little cheese-empowering to read this guide since my cheese knowledge seems to have increased rapidly since I started with the cheese expert endeavor. And yet, it was still nice to read about the basic characteristics of the types of cheeses you are most likely to find in a non-gourmet or "regular" grocery store.
The New York Times had an article few months back saying that people are more interested in wine and cheese (and especially cheese) over the past few years. Maybe the fact that Cook's Illustrated had a cheese article is just a symptom of this trend. I am glad though that cheese consumption is on the rise - the more cheese is liked, the more cheese will be available. (And maybe one day we can import unpasteurized cheeses to the U.S., mhm....)
Posted by maggie at August 1, 2005 12:18 PM