What do I do with goat cheese that was shipped to me from Norway?!
My friend in Norway shipped me a plastic wrapped package of Goat Cheese last Friday!. It arrived today!. Is it safe to eat!? Or should I toss the whole deal in the trash!?
I honestly can not remember what Goat Cheese smells or tastes like, and this is a foreign version, so I have no clue if it is supposed to taste this strong, or have such an odd odor!.
Any help is appreciated!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I honestly can not remember what Goat Cheese smells or tastes like, and this is a foreign version, so I have no clue if it is supposed to taste this strong, or have such an odd odor!.
Any help is appreciated!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
What cheese was it!?
Does it look like a giant caramel!?
Gjetost maybe!?
Is it square and the size of a giant ice cube!?
If thats the cheese, it will outlive the both of us
and it is still good!.
Is it one of these in this pic!?
The middle one maybe!? Etke!? ( thats pure goat)
the others are mixed milk!.
http://www!.shop!.com/Food+%26+Drink-a-Gje!.!.!.
Some goat cheeses are pungent and some are not!.
Depends on what it is!.
More info!?
Very nice!.
Made by Tine and almost the exact cheese!.
Yes it's safe as safe can be and it lasts for a very long time!.
It actually taste like caramel to me!.
For some people it is an aquired taste and takes
some getting use to!.
No problem with that cheese at all!.
Enjoy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Does it look like a giant caramel!?
Gjetost maybe!?
Is it square and the size of a giant ice cube!?
If thats the cheese, it will outlive the both of us
and it is still good!.
Is it one of these in this pic!?
The middle one maybe!? Etke!? ( thats pure goat)
the others are mixed milk!.
http://www!.shop!.com/Food+%26+Drink-a-Gje!.!.!.
Some goat cheeses are pungent and some are not!.
Depends on what it is!.
More info!?
Very nice!.
Made by Tine and almost the exact cheese!.
Yes it's safe as safe can be and it lasts for a very long time!.
It actually taste like caramel to me!.
For some people it is an aquired taste and takes
some getting use to!.
No problem with that cheese at all!.
Enjoy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Goat cheese has a strong smell!. One who is unused cannot use it, I guess!.
I have never had it myself!. But so I have heard!.
It is not bad!. As cheese is already fermented!.
Cheese is cheese!. Only the milk source is different!.
So nice of your friend to send such a gift!. That too across countries!. That itself is a difficult thing to do!
So find a recipient if you do not like it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I have never had it myself!. But so I have heard!.
It is not bad!. As cheese is already fermented!.
Cheese is cheese!. Only the milk source is different!.
So nice of your friend to send such a gift!. That too across countries!. That itself is a difficult thing to do!
So find a recipient if you do not like it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
yummm!. sounds good!. unprocessed goat cheese is aromatic to say the least!.
take yourself a couple pieces abount 3 inches round, or sqare, but round works better here!. lay out some chopped fresh herbs (or some dried)!. press each round down on the herbs (smoosh the herbs into the cheese a bit)!. chill til nicely firm!. dredge in beaten eggs!. coat in panko, and sautee quickly!. eat! great on top of a mixed green salad!. and/or crusty bread!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
take yourself a couple pieces abount 3 inches round, or sqare, but round works better here!. lay out some chopped fresh herbs (or some dried)!. press each round down on the herbs (smoosh the herbs into the cheese a bit)!. chill til nicely firm!. dredge in beaten eggs!. coat in panko, and sautee quickly!. eat! great on top of a mixed green salad!. and/or crusty bread!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
goat cheese is pungent as it is!.!.!.in taste and smell!.!.!.!.
the cheese is already fermented, so I doubt that its gone bad (it won't make much of a difference anyway)!.!.but just for safety reasons ask your friend!.!.!.!.
goat cheese can be used to stuff chicken or turkey, in salads, soups and fraiches!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
the cheese is already fermented, so I doubt that its gone bad (it won't make much of a difference anyway)!.!.but just for safety reasons ask your friend!.!.!.!.
goat cheese can be used to stuff chicken or turkey, in salads, soups and fraiches!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
throw it out and tell them it was great!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I would prepare a delicious salad with it!. Get a sharp knife and get it hot with running tap water!. Slice the goat cheese into very thin slices!.
Put the slices over a bed of micro greens, sprinkle toasted pine nuts or candied nuts, sliced seedless red grapes, roasted red pepper slices, and a thick raspberry vinaigrette on top!.
Goat cheese is very rich and creamy - a very luxurious cheese!. And coming from Norway - it's a treat!. You must be a special friend!.
Update: Save my recipe for another day with domestic goat cheese!. I don't know what I'm talking about! I've never had this type of cheese (carmel!?)!. Thanks for the Nordic cheese lesson, M! I hope you enjoy it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Put the slices over a bed of micro greens, sprinkle toasted pine nuts or candied nuts, sliced seedless red grapes, roasted red pepper slices, and a thick raspberry vinaigrette on top!.
Goat cheese is very rich and creamy - a very luxurious cheese!. And coming from Norway - it's a treat!. You must be a special friend!.
Update: Save my recipe for another day with domestic goat cheese!. I don't know what I'm talking about! I've never had this type of cheese (carmel!?)!. Thanks for the Nordic cheese lesson, M! I hope you enjoy it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Brunost (lit!. brown cheese) - geitost (Gudbrandsdalsost is the most common type) is probably the most Norwegian of all foods! It is not an ordinary goat's cheese (it's made of milk, cream and whey - whey is a by-product of ordinary cheese-production - so brunost isn't technically a cheese!) - and you shouldn't use it in salads and such!.
It doesn't taste like other goat's cheeses at all, it has a sweet, caramel-like flavour!. Use it on bread, biscuits, waffles, sweet crackers - it should always be eaten in thin slices, not big chunks :o) (It's usually cut with a cheese slicer, to get *really* thin slices) A little brunost can also be used in game sauces, for a rather nice, subtle caramel-ish taste!.
It should still be ok to eat - I know of several Norwegians who have had brunost mailed to them when they've lived abroad!. (!)
From Wikipedia: A mixture of milk, cream and whey is boiled carefully for several hours so that the water evaporates!. The heat turns the milk sugar into caramel which gives the cheese its characteristic taste!. It is ready for consumption as soon as it is packed in suitable sized blocks!. A low-fat variant is made by increasing the proportion of whey to milk and cream!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It doesn't taste like other goat's cheeses at all, it has a sweet, caramel-like flavour!. Use it on bread, biscuits, waffles, sweet crackers - it should always be eaten in thin slices, not big chunks :o) (It's usually cut with a cheese slicer, to get *really* thin slices) A little brunost can also be used in game sauces, for a rather nice, subtle caramel-ish taste!.
It should still be ok to eat - I know of several Norwegians who have had brunost mailed to them when they've lived abroad!. (!)
From Wikipedia: A mixture of milk, cream and whey is boiled carefully for several hours so that the water evaporates!. The heat turns the milk sugar into caramel which gives the cheese its characteristic taste!. It is ready for consumption as soon as it is packed in suitable sized blocks!. A low-fat variant is made by increasing the proportion of whey to milk and cream!.Www@FoodAQ@Com