Cheese with your Christmas cake.

[smudgie]

Yay or nay.
Has to be Wensleydale to be authentic.

Never thought of it as a local tradition until daughter went to uni and then lived in Brighton. She has converted loads of her southern friends to this delicious treat.

[Niamh.]

Ew hate Christmas cake anyway but cheese with it?

[The Slim Reaper]

Just when you think Christmas cake couldn't possibly be any worse, along comes Smudgie to blow that notion out of the water.

[Ammi]

...Smudgie, you crazy northerner...we gave you Christmas and look what you did with it...I’m not a huge Christmas Cake fan or a huge Wensleydale fan...but may that Wensleydale snow on your cake and ice it beautifully...:love:..


...(..I am actually a northerner but have never heard of that combination before...)...

[bitontheslide]

i love christmas cake ..... but noooooooot with cheese :laugh:

[MTVN]

I just threw up a little bit

[Ammi]

I just threw up a little bit

...that’s definitely a Southern thing, I think...Northerners just laugh and say No...

[AnnieK]

I don't think its a whole Northern thing....I've never heard of it. Must be a North East thing.

I don't even understand what you mean....is it a bit of cake then a bite of cheese? Or both at the same time

[Ammi]

I don't think its a whole Northern thing....I've never heard of it. Must be a North East thing.

I don't even understand what you mean....is it a bit of cake then a bite of cheese? Or both at the same time

...I’m from the North East, I’ve never known such an oddity, Annie...it’s a most curious thing...

[Ammi]

...Matt, don’t open the link...there is a graphic pic...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/6737ad31-163e-4574-a8e7-34bc8735e6f3

[Kizzy]

It's a Victorian thing I think, they ate cheese after rich food to aid digestion.

[Marsh.]

I assumed melted cheese like custard. :skull:

[AnnieK]

I assumed melted cheese like custard. :skull:

Grim :laugh:

[Ammi]

I assumed melted cheese like custard. :skull:

...it actually gets worse, not better...

[LeatherTrumpet]

reported

[Strictly Jake]

Had cheese with fruit cake before but not christmas cake. Was alright actually!

[joeysteele]

No, not for me.
It sounds interesting however.

[smudgie]

North Yorkshire thing then.:shrug:
Nice slice of fruit cake with a good slice of Wensleydale, layer them then eat both together in a bite.

A Yorkshire apple pie has a layer of Wensleydale cheese across the apples under the pie top.
Delicious, Wensleydale cheese does not melt.

[Jake.]

Can’t stand Christmas/fruit cake in the first place so it’s a no from me

[Jordan.]

North Yorkshire thing then.:shrug:
Nice slice of fruit cake with a good slice of Wensleydale, layer them then eat both together in a bite.

A Yorkshire apple pie has a layer of Wensleydale cheese across the apples under the pie top.
Delicious, Wensleydale cheese does not melt.

I live east yorkshire and it's also a thing here, not one I participate in however :omgno:

[Jessica.]

I don't eat cheese but when I did, I doubt I would have combined those things. I think it might work though, people eat dried fruit with cheese all the time.

[Nicky91]

what is christmas cake?

oh wait, our traditional christmas food is similar to in germany, stollen

https://uitpaulineskeuken.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DSC_0031-4-710x380.jpg



this one is traditional christmas cake in france/belgium/switzerland, french canada, luxembourg, lebanon

https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.media-allrecipes.com%2Fuserphotos%2F3023127.jpg

buche de noel



https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1083/2612/articles/unnamed_2d548341-994d-45eb-9278-22c25740df2e_1080x.jpg?v=1588795540

this is Japan's version of christmas cake, a very light sponge

[smudgie]

I live east yorkshire and it's also a thing here, not one I participate in however :omgno:

Have you tried it Jordan..maybe with a bit of mature cheddar if Wensleydale is too much.

[smudgie]

what is christmas cake?

oh wait, our traditional christmas food is similar to in germany, stollen

https://uitpaulineskeuken.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DSC_0031-4-710x380.jpg



this one is traditional christmas cake in france/belgium/switzerland, french canada, luxembourg, lebanon

https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.media-allrecipes.com%2Fuserphotos%2F3023127.jpg

buche de noel



https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1083/2612/articles/unnamed_2d548341-994d-45eb-9278-22c25740df2e_1080x.jpg?v=1588795540

this is Japan's version of christmas cake, a very light sponge

I adore Stollen.
The more marzipan, cherries and almond flakes the better.
But I eat too much of it so only buy a couple of big ones a year.:blush:

[Alf]

I'd rather have my cheese on a cream cracker with a bit on Branston pickle.

I take my cake with a cuppa tea.

[LeatherTrumpet]

im eating Stilton with crackers at the mo

[arista]

I just threw up a little bit


How about
M&S Brown Roll
Cheddar Cheese
Thin Sliced Ham
Large Tomato Sliced thin.


A Mega Roll.

[Jordan.]

Have you tried it Jordan..maybe with a bit of mature cheddar if Wensleydale is too much.

Yep I've tried it before so can vouch it's not AS offensive tasting as it sounds :laugh: it's still two things I'd rather enjoy separately though.

[Mystic Mock]

No, not for me.
It sounds interesting however.

This.