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Being a pleb who grew up on a council estate, I know nothing about French cheese. I'm currently in France and want a nice cheese sandwich.

Can you recommend a nice French sandwich cheese (not brie). Something like a cheddar or Wensleydale would be good.

Not Reblochon.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:58 am
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Cantal, cantal jeune if you have the choice. Or beaufort, beaufort d'été if you get the choice.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:00 am
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I like a nice Comte sandwich.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:04 am
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Pont L'Eveque


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:04 am
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Goats cheese from a bloke half way up a mountain.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:05 am
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Buy some fresh baguette

Buy ANY french cheese from the counter (they'll let you try it first normally)

That's it. Lovely.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:09 am
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There's nothing better on Earth than a fresh baguette with good quality butter, brie, some ham and a few gherkins. Absolute heaven.

Edit: don't buy that Swiss Gruyere stuff; it's full of holes so it's a rip off.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:15 am
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Epous spread it on good and thick.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:19 am
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Saint Augur baguette and a good wine or in Normandy maybe a nice cider


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:25 am
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Pont-l'Évêque is the correct answer.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:31 am
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Posted : 11/07/2016 10:34 am
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Boulette d' Avesnes


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:38 am
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I like a nice bit of Tommes de Savoie.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:42 am
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Langres is sublime cheese, +1 for Beaufort


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:48 am
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To be honest, for me, you can't beat a proper (and I mean crunchy and full of air holes proper) baguette, smidgen of butter and a really ripe Camembert.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:26 am
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Pont Leveque is a naughty answer.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:35 am
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As is [s]Epous[/s] Époisses.

Tomme de brebis is best for jam sarnies


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 12:18 pm
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Cheers all. Don't joke IHN. I sent Mr TW to the Sherpa and he came back with laughing cow burger slices. Because they had cheddar printed on the pack.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 12:37 pm
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Goats cheese from a bloke half way up a mountain.

had some of this a couple of weeks ago...ruddy lovely!


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 4:16 pm
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OP where are you, always good to buy something local ?

If you want to be a bit more French you would have a variety of cheese on a plate arranged from creamier more delicately tasting cheese round to stronger stuff. You would eat this with baguette but not as a sandwich, a little cheese, a little bread. Accompanied by a glass of something, usually a red


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 4:34 pm
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The french don't do cheese sandwiches. Eat cheese and bread separately, that's fine.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 4:38 pm
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I'm in Montgenèvre. Anyone know about Italian cheese?

Bought some Comte for tomorrow. Going to have it in pain Provençale with some stinky saucisson noix.

Bought some blue mouldy stuff for breakfast. And got mini baby bells for Mr TW.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 5:01 pm
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Tomme is always a winner

If you're brave try some Munster cheese. You can get small Munster wheels in some supermarkets


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 5:03 pm

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