In all my French holidays (probably 15) I have never noticed that.
To the English, cheese is to be enjoyed as and when we feel like eating it. We are not bound by rules of etiquette.
In that way we are 1 up on your French rules.
Imo of course.
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In all my French holidays (probably 15) I have never noticed that.
To the English, cheese is to be enjoyed as and when we feel like eating it. We are not bound by rules of etiquette.
In that way we are 1 up on your French rules.
Imo of course.
classic33
Leg End Member
Owdo
Supposed to be warmer than Turkey this week, then snow for the end of the month.
A mini heatwave on its way, according to those who forecast such things.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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- North Wales
I was referring to a sit down meal at lunch time or dinner.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
Yes - I have very specific rules on the eating of cheese
DON'T - just chuck it in the bin
have I ever mentioned that I don;t eat cheese
ever
at all
jus' sayin'
(again)
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I'm with you. I will eat cheese melted on a pizza or melted on top of cottage pie but that's it. Can't stand it any other way. Just throw it away
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
I will not even go near pizza unless I have spoken to the chef and KNOW it has no cheese on it
and as that has not happened since about 1985 it ain;t very common!
and I certainly won;t have it on good proper cottage pie!!!
I do suspect that there might be a certain about of psychological stuff tied into it
but I have been that way since early childhood
or maybe I am just being bloody minded and opinionated (my wife might have opinions on that!!!)
numbnuts
Legendary Member
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It's St Paddys day, if your Irish have a good one 
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
It's St Paddys day, if your Irish have a good one
It's also my wife's birthday
Her Mum had a thing about Saint's days - her sister was born on Valentine's day
most of the rest of the family were born just before Christmas
getting cards for that lot is a right pain!!!
(and yes- Irish family - before I met her she went to Dublin for her birthday one year and she and her "then husband" couldn;t buy a drink all evening once people found it was her birthday in Paddy's day!!)
VinSumRox
Active Member
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- Scottish Borders
Life would be cold and empty without cheese...
pawl
Legendary Member
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- Desford Leicestershire
Nice chunk of strong cheese a few pickled onions Crackers with a nice onion chutney.
Sheer bliss
I only tend to use Red Leicester when making macaroni cheese. I then found some " Extra Mature " red leicester. Thining about it I suppose its just ordinary cheddar that's caught the sun a bit🤔
As a young lad I used to enjoy pickled onion butties. Bit of butter, 3 pickled onions, yummy.
No wonder I suffer from acid reflux.
Our granddaughter has a taste for sour, she eats lemons and likes pickled gerkins and beetroot etc. She also eats raw sprouts as if they were sweets, and has now developed a taste for olives. Not thought to try her with pickled onions, I'll get some for her to try.
Food likes and dislikes are strange aren't they.
I have never (and never will) eat black pudding or tripe.
As a kid my family was poor. Saturday night would often be a sheep's head. The full head on the table, we ate the brain, tongue and all the flesh, euk.
I have never (and never will) eat black pudding or tripe.
As a kid my family was poor. Saturday night would often be a sheep's head. The full head on the table, we ate the brain, tongue and all the flesh, euk.
