Tagged With "cheese"
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Re: Hole-y cow! Swiss cheese 3000 years old?
3,000 years old? ? Would that make it extra mature or vintage ?
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb 17, 2015: Maltese Sheep
Taking walks in the countryside is a favorite pastime of mine, and I always manage to find something interesting to photograph. The village of Bahrija in Malta is on the north-west coast, about 3 kilometres west of Rabat . It's very...
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Thunder Oak Cheese Farm, Thunder Bay
DrFumblefinger visits the Thunder Oak Cheese Farm, where you can see Gouda cheese being made and have the chance to sample and buy some top quality gouda.
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Mystery: Only One Village in Sweden Can Make This Cheese
Stockholm, Sweden The village of Burträsk in Sweden has been making Västerbottensost cheese since the 1800's and its very famous. It's even eaten at royal weddings...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct 6, 2015: Dutch Cheeses
On a visit to the Netherlands we stayed in the seaside village of Wijk aan Zee on the North Sea, just north of Amsterdam . The village is small and quaint and is known for its wide beaches, bars and hotels and is popular as a holiday...
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Well-aged (340 years) cheese surfaces in Sweden
At a naval shipwreck site in the Baltic Sea, researchers have found a tin of what appears to be ancient cheese.
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French favorite? Say Cheese!
France is famous for the variety and quality of its cheeses...and also for being the world's leading per capita consumer.
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Hole-y cow! Swiss cheese 3000 years old?
British archaeologists have found evidence that cheese-making in the high Alpine regions may date back to the Iron Age, 3000 years ago.
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France: Turning cheese into electricity
A pilot project in eastern France is turning wastes from cheese-making into marketable products, and into electric power.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb 17, 2015: Maltese Sheep
Remember driving around Malta and visiting Rabat. You're right - it's tiny - as are the roads. We followed a road out of Rabat that got smaller and smaller. Then the road became a dirt track. Then we stopped when the track had a gate. And behind it were these Maltese Sheep. Certainly look the same - they must be a few years old now ! (Shhh !)
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Re: Thunder Oak Cheese Farm, Thunder Bay
Nice to see real transplanted cheesemakers, as opposed to some of the awful factory stuff that's out there... (Kraft, etc.) Aged Gouda (two years is about right) is one of my favorites...
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Road Trip: The Tillamook Cheese Factory
In honor of the cheese she never tires of, PortMoresby drives down the Oregon coast on a pilgrimage to the home of a famous domestic cheddar.
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Cheesy Tillamook Photo
Samantha shares a cheesy photo of her and her husband while touring the Tillamook Cheese Factory on a recent trip to Oregon.
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Tillamook Creamery, Oregon: Doing It Right over 100 Years!
Tillamook Creamery in Oregon remains guided by thevalues and beliefs they started with in 1909. Samantha shares her visit and some "cheesy" photos.
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Cheese, Clogs and Windmills in The Netherlands
Jonathan L takes a bus tour of the area surrounding Amsterdam to catch up with traditional Dutch sights and culture.
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Re: Cheese, Clogs and Windmills in The Netherlands
Great article and lovely photos. I visited Zaandam and Edam when I cruised with AmaWaterways. You captured their spirit beautifully.
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Re: Cheese, Clogs and Windmills in The Netherlands
Did those same wonderful trips to the wooden shoe factory, cheese factory and Zaanse Schans (one of my photos attached). Had a great time and thanks for bringing back the memories !
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Re: Cheese, Clogs and Windmills in The Netherlands
It was one of those "If it is Tuesday, this must be Belgium" kind of days, but I enjoyed it very much.