tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7358202671045520979..comments2024-03-28T14:32:46.209+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Neufchâtel : c'est le fromage !Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21117257267019082582021-12-15T05:13:36.754+01:002021-12-15T05:13:36.754+01:00We did have lunch in Poix that same day we had the...We did have lunch in Poix that same day we had the cheese in Neufchâtel-en-Bray. Here's my <a href="https://ckenb.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-normandy-its-cheese.html" rel="nofollow">July 2010 blog post from the day after the cheese <i>dégustation</i></a>, explaining everything in greater detail.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53147995262863032452021-12-15T05:01:47.604+01:002021-12-15T05:01:47.604+01:00The California Cheese and Milk Board, a dairy-indu...The California Cheese and Milk Board, a dairy-industry association, ran the It's the Cheese! campaign on TV between 1995 and 2000. They were trying to encourage people to buy more California cheese. I just read something that said California produces 10% of the cheese made in the U.S. Look at <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/195764/top-10-us-states-for-cheese-production-2008/" rel="nofollow">this graph</a>. Surprising.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32061490155606266422021-12-15T04:51:49.103+01:002021-12-15T04:51:49.103+01:00I really don't remember exactly how much chees...I really don't remember exactly how much cheese we ate that evening, but we made a dinner out of it. No doggie bags, though.<br /><br />As for California, the only one that springs to mind is Monterey Jack. There are California cheddars. And there are a lot of artisanal goat cheeses made out there now. <a href="https://www.insidehook.com/article/food-drink-san-francisco/the-10-best-cheeses-in-northern-california" rel="nofollow">For example...</a>Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32370417882484205872021-12-15T04:26:33.956+01:002021-12-15T04:26:33.956+01:00I had no idea there were California cheeses, if th...I had no idea there were California cheeses, if there really are. Not something I'd seek out there. <br />How much of the "huge" tray at Chez Jean-Pierre did you eat? Did you take home doggie bags? Inquiring minds want to know.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86817848849109515372021-12-14T17:30:34.391+01:002021-12-14T17:30:34.391+01:00How nice to try a variety of cheeses at that resta...How nice to try a variety of cheeses at that restaurant! I will see if I can find these Neufchatels at our local depanneur. Despite the California ads, I don't think anyone comes here for the cheese. That made me laugh!Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38696829761229182282021-12-14T10:36:18.943+01:002021-12-14T10:36:18.943+01:00IIRC, we had lunch in Poix in Picardy.IIRC, we had lunch in Poix in Picardy.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53363426755378167702021-12-14T10:31:14.754+01:002021-12-14T10:31:14.754+01:00As I recall, I think it was rather late and we ask...As I recall, I think it was rather late and we asked if we could have some kind of dinner and they said no. I don’t remember their reason. That’s why we went out to find something for ourselves. The rest is history!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33424993008892586772021-12-14T09:42:13.931+01:002021-12-14T09:42:13.931+01:00I forgot about that. What did we ask for as dinner...I forgot about that. What did we ask for as dinner at the hotel? A cheese platter or a full dinner?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87976490095651935282021-12-14T08:56:59.541+01:002021-12-14T08:56:59.541+01:00You forgot to say it’s because the hotel wouldn’t ...You forgot to say it’s because the hotel wouldn’t accommodate us for diner that we had to find a place that would. We were lucky you found Jean-Pierre and his cheeses. Neufchâtel(-en-Bray) is a great cheese, whatever its shape!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com