[Sca-cooks] Cheese Poll

[Suey]

Suey wrote:
> Suey wrote:
>> Ian Kusz wrote:
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>> since two of my favorite cheeses are from France (chevre and 
>> roquefort), I'd have to say France.  One of the reasons I loooove 
>> chevre is that Papa Haydn's used to make this Chevre du Pate of 
>> chevre cheese with almonds mixed
>> in, in a sort of glob, surrounded by pickled grape 
>> leaves....hmmmmmm....I'm hungry.
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>> Don't blame hunger pains but anything with almonds surrounded by 
>> pickled grape leaves in my book sounds like a Hispano-Arab Spain 
>> innovation to Europe. I think you also mention roquefort which is 
>> mighty debatable. Its like the chicken and the egg story. Who 
>> invented "Cabrales," in Spain, which is rather same as Roquefort in 
>> other places, the Spanish or French pilgrims on the Way to St James? 
>> I think cheese history goes much further back than Papa Haydn. . 
>> .     Does anyone know, did Chevre du Pate come from Baghdad? Is 
>> roquefort actually from Asturias or Roquefort?
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